Cabin attendants refuse reassignment due to fatigue.

Attributes
ACN	673638
Time
Date	200505
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	673638
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We got reassigned to fly to ZZZ rather than deadhead home. We were exhausted due to a very early check-in time and stressful 2 hour taxi ride to airport. When we got notified of the new trip the whole crew decided to call on fatigue because we didn't feel safe and fit to fulfill our duty as safety professionals continuing to ZZZ which was another 3 1/2 hour flight. Our duty day at this point was already 7 hours. We then got sent to medical and had to deal with supervisors and such. We were concerned about our safety and our level of fatigue at this point. Even though the trip looked legal on paper it sure didn't feel right physically. A report has been filed with our duty supervisor. Due to the circumstances of the morning; we simply were too tired to feel safe in case of any emergency occurrences.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANTS REFUSE REASSIGNMENT DUE TO FATIGUE.

Narrative: WE GOT REASSIGNED TO FLY TO ZZZ RATHER THAN DEADHEAD HOME. WE WERE EXHAUSTED DUE TO A VERY EARLY CHK-IN TIME AND STRESSFUL 2 HR TAXI RIDE TO ARPT. WHEN WE GOT NOTIFIED OF THE NEW TRIP THE WHOLE CREW DECIDED TO CALL ON FATIGUE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE AND FIT TO FULFILL OUR DUTY AS SAFETY PROFESSIONALS CONTINUING TO ZZZ WHICH WAS ANOTHER 3 1/2 HR FLT. OUR DUTY DAY AT THIS POINT WAS ALREADY 7 HRS. WE THEN GOT SENT TO MEDICAL AND HAD TO DEAL WITH SUPVRS AND SUCH. WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY AND OUR LEVEL OF FATIGUE AT THIS POINT. EVEN THOUGH THE TRIP LOOKED LEGAL ON PAPER IT SURE DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT PHYSICALLY. A RPT HAS BEEN FILED WITH OUR DUTY SUPVR. DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE MORNING; WE SIMPLY WERE TOO TIRED TO FEEL SAFE IN CASE OF ANY EMER OCCURRENCES.

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.