A B737 captain for a domestic air carrier reports that scheduling practices are so onerous that he w...

Attributes
ACN	635924
Time
Date	200411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak.airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : isp.tower
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	635924
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company FAA
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I am filing this report due to me feeling mentally and physically unable to fly. I flew a 2-DAY trip with 12 hours 9 mins actual flying, which returned in oakland at XA00 on nov/mon/04. That evening I was in bed by XB30-XC00. 2 hours later I was awakened by the crew desk at XE11 for an assignment that day at XQ00. Needless to say, I got very little sleep that night. I then deadheaded to lax that day to a layover with an XG00 report time the following morning. That day, which was nov/wed, I had a duty day of 11 hours. By the end of the day I was mentally and physically not feeling well. I was scheduled to fly another XG45 trip the next morning but called in sick. I had 94 hours 54 mins credit hours the prior month and maximum'ed out 2 days early.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 CAPT FOR A DOMESTIC ACR RPTS THAT SCHEDULING PRACTICES ARE SO ONEROUS THAT HE WAS FORCED TO GO ON SICK LIST TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE REST. CITES EXCESSIVE UTILIZATION AND INTERRUPTED REST BREAKS BY CREW SCHEDULERS AS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS.

Narrative: I AM FILING THIS RPT DUE TO ME FEELING MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO FLY. I FLEW A 2-DAY TRIP WITH 12 HRS 9 MINS ACTUAL FLYING, WHICH RETURNED IN OAKLAND AT XA00 ON NOV/MON/04. THAT EVENING I WAS IN BED BY XB30-XC00. 2 HRS LATER I WAS AWAKENED BY THE CREW DESK AT XE11 FOR AN ASSIGNMENT THAT DAY AT XQ00. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I GOT VERY LITTLE SLEEP THAT NIGHT. I THEN DEADHEADED TO LAX THAT DAY TO A LAYOVER WITH AN XG00 RPT TIME THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THAT DAY, WHICH WAS NOV/WED, I HAD A DUTY DAY OF 11 HRS. BY THE END OF THE DAY I WAS MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY NOT FEELING WELL. I WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY ANOTHER XG45 TRIP THE NEXT MORNING BUT CALLED IN SICK. I HAD 94 HRS 54 MINS CREDIT HRS THE PRIOR MONTH AND MAX'ED OUT 2 DAYS EARLY.

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.

A B737 captain for a domestic air carrier reports that scheduling practices are so onerous that he was forced to go on sick list to obtain adequate rest. Cites excessive utilization and interrupted rest breaks by crew schedulers as significant contributors.