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Attributes | |
ACN | 629347 |
Time | |
Date | 200408 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
State Reference | IL |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain |
ASRS Report | 629347 |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Resolutory Action | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
As we all know, fatigue is a 'big' problem in the narrow-body fleet, especially the B737. Constantly being hammered day after day with no end in sight is extremely fatiguing! This has got to be the worst I have ever been treated in my 33 yrs of airline experience. I went fatigued on aug/xa/04, after completing 94 hours 57 mins. I cannot believe air carrier X allows line holders to drop trips down to 50 hours when there are not enough pilots on reserve to cover the open flying! I continue to fill out safety reports, but have yet to see anything change! I really do not believe anyone out there is too concerned about what the reserve pilots are going through! This is unacceptable! I have had it!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT FOR MAJOR ACR ADVISES COMPANY POLICIES FOR FLT CREW SCHEDULING INDUCE FATIGUE.
Narrative: AS WE ALL KNOW, FATIGUE IS A 'BIG' PROB IN THE NARROW-BODY FLEET, ESPECIALLY THE B737. CONSTANTLY BEING HAMMERED DAY AFTER DAY WITH NO END IN SIGHT IS EXTREMELY FATIGUING! THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE WORST I HAVE EVER BEEN TREATED IN MY 33 YRS OF AIRLINE EXPERIENCE. I WENT FATIGUED ON AUG/XA/04, AFTER COMPLETING 94 HRS 57 MINS. I CANNOT BELIEVE ACR X ALLOWS LINE HOLDERS TO DROP TRIPS DOWN TO 50 HRS WHEN THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PLTS ON RESERVE TO COVER THE OPEN FLYING! I CONTINUE TO FILL OUT SAFETY RPTS, BUT HAVE YET TO SEE ANYTHING CHANGE! I REALLY DO NOT BELIEVE ANYONE OUT THERE IS TOO CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE RESERVE PLTS ARE GOING THROUGH! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I HAVE HAD IT!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.