Narrative:

Dangerously designed pilot schedule on B777. I predict incident/accident due to fatigue on this identify. Fatigue factor due to back side of clock flying with inadequate rest facility is being neglected as a consideration. I recommend providing an adequate rest facility at nrt. Current rest facility in operations is adjacent to flight operations center which staff are forced to shout into their communications gear to make themselves heard over ramp noise. Pilot's body clock is XA00 at rest break between flts at which time rest would be beneficial. I had serious doubts as to my alertness. We delayed the flight to assess our fitness to continue the operation. We made multiple mental errors such as loading the wrong SID transition after misunderstanding the clearance; failing to secure the APU after engine start. Operations made repeated attempts to pressure us into getting out on time. Our crews are being put into a severely dangerous situation with fatigue and pressure from operations to operate this flight. Providing an adequate rest facility would elevate this extremely dangerous situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF B777 ADVISES THAT FATIGUE DUE TO INADEQUATE REST FACILITIES AT A MULTI-LEG INTL FLT SEQUENCE STOPOVER ARPT RESULTED IN FMC PROGRAMMING ERRORS AND FAILURE TO SHUT DOWN THE ACFT APU AFTER ENG START.

Narrative: DANGEROUSLY DESIGNED PLT SCHEDULE ON B777. I PREDICT INCIDENT/ACCIDENT DUE TO FATIGUE ON THIS IDENT. FATIGUE FACTOR DUE TO BACK SIDE OF CLOCK FLYING WITH INADEQUATE REST FACILITY IS BEING NEGLECTED AS A CONSIDERATION. I RECOMMEND PROVIDING AN ADEQUATE REST FACILITY AT NRT. CURRENT REST FACILITY IN OPS IS ADJACENT TO FLT OPS CTR WHICH STAFF ARE FORCED TO SHOUT INTO THEIR COMS GEAR TO MAKE THEMSELVES HEARD OVER RAMP NOISE. PLT'S BODY CLOCK IS XA00 AT REST BREAK BTWN FLTS AT WHICH TIME REST WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. I HAD SERIOUS DOUBTS AS TO MY ALERTNESS. WE DELAYED THE FLT TO ASSESS OUR FITNESS TO CONTINUE THE OP. WE MADE MULTIPLE MENTAL ERRORS SUCH AS LOADING THE WRONG SID TRANSITION AFTER MISUNDERSTANDING THE CLRNC; FAILING TO SECURE THE APU AFTER ENG START. OPS MADE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO PRESSURE US INTO GETTING OUT ON TIME. OUR CREWS ARE BEING PUT INTO A SEVERELY DANGEROUS SIT WITH FATIGUE AND PRESSURE FROM OPS TO OPERATE THIS FLT. PROVIDING AN ADEQUATE REST FACILITY WOULD ELEVATE THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SIT.

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.