Cabin attendant relates repeated reserve assignments that resulted in fatigue induced errors due to ...

Attributes
ACN	683483
Time
Date	200509
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	683483
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Cabin Crew Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

As a reserve flight attendant; I was assigned and I worked 3 all-night duty periods. After arriving home; I slept 7 1/2 hours. I was called 8 hours after awakening from the crew desk saying that I needed to report to the airport in 6 hours for check-in. I went to bed and tried to sleep; but I was unable to sleep; as I had just worked 3 all-night trips. I found it very difficult to stay awake on my first leg. On the second segment of the trip I found myself falling asleep on the 1L jumpseat as I was the purser. I would never have scheduled myself to work this pattern; but being a reserve flight attendant I had no choice. I was very groggy upon arrival; and had to really think about what I was doing as I was bordering on being fatigued. I forgot to disarm door 1R initially. We took a delay on our next and final segment home which allowed me to take a 45 min nap; which helped me make it back home.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RELATES REPEATED RESERVE ASSIGNMENTS THAT RESULTED IN FATIGUE INDUCED ERRORS DUE TO LACK OF REST AND INTERRUPTION OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHM.

Narrative: AS A RESERVE FLT ATTENDANT; I WAS ASSIGNED AND I WORKED 3 ALL-NIGHT DUTY PERIODS. AFTER ARRIVING HOME; I SLEPT 7 1/2 HRS. I WAS CALLED 8 HRS AFTER AWAKENING FROM THE CREW DESK SAYING THAT I NEEDED TO RPT TO THE ARPT IN 6 HRS FOR CHK-IN. I WENT TO BED AND TRIED TO SLEEP; BUT I WAS UNABLE TO SLEEP; AS I HAD JUST WORKED 3 ALL-NIGHT TRIPS. I FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STAY AWAKE ON MY FIRST LEG. ON THE SECOND SEGMENT OF THE TRIP I FOUND MYSELF FALLING ASLEEP ON THE 1L JUMPSEAT AS I WAS THE PURSER. I WOULD NEVER HAVE SCHEDULED MYSELF TO WORK THIS PATTERN; BUT BEING A RESERVE FLT ATTENDANT I HAD NO CHOICE. I WAS VERY GROGGY UPON ARR; AND HAD TO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT I WAS DOING AS I WAS BORDERING ON BEING FATIGUED. I FORGOT TO DISARM DOOR 1R INITIALLY. WE TOOK A DELAY ON OUR NEXT AND FINAL SEGMENT HOME WHICH ALLOWED ME TO TAKE A 45 MIN NAP; WHICH HELPED ME MAKE IT BACK HOME.

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.

Cabin attendant relates repeated reserve assignments that resulted in fatigue induced errors due to lack of rest and interruption of circadian rhythm.