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A pilot in a reserve status comments on scheduling/rescheduling pilots and the crew rest problems resulting in a safety issue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 668265 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| 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 : 250 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 2558 |
| ASRS Report | 668265 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
This report addresses the issue of reserve rest. I had just finished a 2 day trip on 8/wed/05 blocking in at 18:08 local time. (I am on rest schedule 6:00 pm to 3:00 am!) flight time was 7:16 for the day of wed. I was added on to get this amount of time for the day. After blocking in on wed; I drove home and arrived there approximately 8:00 pm. I had dinner; I ran errands and came home around 9:30 pm. Ended up going to bed at 11:00 pm. The crew desk called exactly at 2:49 am to reset my rest and assign a 1 day turn ZZZ1-ZZZ2-ZZZ1; and depart at 13:25 pm local. I would have had to get up around 10:00 am to leave the house at 10:30 am to arrive at 12:25 pm check in. This problem with crew rest is not getting any better. I am burned out from being pushed to the maximum! I call this a real 'safety issue!' I do not see any changes down the road anytime soon. I think the long call; short call reserve changes are not going to be any better. Air carrier does not have enough reserve crews to fly the schedules that are being set forth!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PLT IN A RESERVE STATUS COMMENTS ON SCHEDULING/RESCHEDULING PLTS AND THE CREW REST PROBS RESULTING IN A SAFETY ISSUE.
Narrative: THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE ISSUE OF RESERVE REST. I HAD JUST FINISHED A 2 DAY TRIP ON 8/WED/05 BLOCKING IN AT 18:08 LOCAL TIME. (I AM ON REST SCHEDULE 6:00 PM TO 3:00 AM!) FLT TIME WAS 7:16 FOR THE DAY OF WED. I WAS ADDED ON TO GET THIS AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE DAY. AFTER BLOCKING IN ON WED; I DROVE HOME AND ARRIVED THERE APPROX 8:00 PM. I HAD DINNER; I RAN ERRANDS AND CAME HOME AROUND 9:30 PM. ENDED UP GOING TO BED AT 11:00 PM. THE CREW DESK CALLED EXACTLY AT 2:49 AM TO RESET MY REST AND ASSIGN A 1 DAY TURN ZZZ1-ZZZ2-ZZZ1; AND DEPART AT 13:25 PM LOCAL. I WOULD HAVE HAD TO GET UP AROUND 10:00 AM TO LEAVE THE HOUSE AT 10:30 AM TO ARRIVE AT 12:25 PM CHK IN. THIS PROB WITH CREW REST IS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER. I AM BURNED OUT FROM BEING PUSHED TO THE MAX! I CALL THIS A REAL 'SAFETY ISSUE!' I DO NOT SEE ANY CHANGES DOWN THE ROAD ANYTIME SOON. I THINK THE LONG CALL; SHORT CALL RESERVE CHANGES ARE NOT GOING TO BE ANY BETTER. ACR DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH RESERVE CREWS TO FLY THE SCHEDULES THAT ARE BEING SET FORTH!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.