<< >> NASA ASRS Report 634894, October 2004

Air carrier PIC statements regarding his work scheduling at his air carrier and the resultant fatigue from shortage of flight crews at ZZZ.

Attributes
ACN	634894
Time
Date	200410
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	634894
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Company
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

B737-300/500 ZZZ captain 'fatigue, fatigue, fatigue.' here is how my last 10 days have gone: 3-DAY trip turned into a 4-DAY trip with an add-on. Moved my rdo (reserve days off) to tack-on a 2-DAY trip. Maxed out with a 30 in 7 (30 hours in 7 days, maximum time). One day off. Aggressively picked up a 3-DAY trip. Tried to turn it into a 4-DAY trip to cover lack of coverage in ord. Enough is enough. I'm fatigued and this has been accumulating over the last several months. Air carrier needs to make changes immediately. These add-ONS are making me sick. I will not allow this company to negatively impact my health. Fatigue is not the result of not getting 7-8 hours of sleep a night but the result of accumulative excessive scheduling and stress. Is anybody listening out there? The capts are in need of relief. There is no time to recover from these trips. More than 90 hours/month is not sustainable.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PIC STATEMENTS REGARDING HIS WORK SCHEDULING AT HIS ACR AND THE RESULTANT FATIGUE FROM SHORTAGE OF FLT CREWS AT ZZZ.

Narrative: B737-300/500 ZZZ CAPT 'FATIGUE, FATIGUE, FATIGUE.' HERE IS HOW MY LAST 10 DAYS HAVE GONE: 3-DAY TRIP TURNED INTO A 4-DAY TRIP WITH AN ADD-ON. MOVED MY RDO (RESERVE DAYS OFF) TO TACK-ON A 2-DAY TRIP. MAXED OUT WITH A 30 IN 7 (30 HRS IN 7 DAYS, MAX TIME). ONE DAY OFF. AGGRESSIVELY PICKED UP A 3-DAY TRIP. TRIED TO TURN IT INTO A 4-DAY TRIP TO COVER LACK OF COVERAGE IN ORD. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I'M FATIGUED AND THIS HAS BEEN ACCUMULATING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. ACR NEEDS TO MAKE CHANGES IMMEDIATELY. THESE ADD-ONS ARE MAKING ME SICK. I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS COMPANY TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT MY HEALTH. FATIGUE IS NOT THE RESULT OF NOT GETTING 7-8 HRS OF SLEEP A NIGHT BUT THE RESULT OF ACCUMULATIVE EXCESSIVE SCHEDULING AND STRESS. IS ANYBODY LISTENING OUT THERE? THE CAPTS ARE IN NEED OF RELIEF. THERE IS NO TIME TO RECOVER FROM THESE TRIPS. MORE THAN 90 HRS/MONTH IS NOT SUSTAINABLE.

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.