An A320 flight attendant comments that her series of trip pairings did not allow sufficient rest and...

Attributes
ACN	683560
Time
Date	200511
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	683560
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

This trip combined with the one previous made for extremely bad fatigue and I flew without sleep for 48 hours. I was so fatigued I believe it was dangerous and I was too afraid to call en route sick list for fatigue because of our stringent sick policy. I could barely function which would make for evacing a plane dangerous for passenger and crew. When is too much fatigue and concern for safety the time to call en route sick without being threatened by our sick call policy?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 FLT ATTENDANT COMMENTS THAT HER SERIES OF TRIP PAIRINGS DID NOT ALLOW SUFFICIENT REST AND THE ACR'S FLT ATTENDANT SICK POLICY DISCOURAGED FATIGUE SICK CALLS.

Narrative: THIS TRIP COMBINED WITH THE ONE PREVIOUS MADE FOR EXTREMELY BAD FATIGUE AND I FLEW WITHOUT SLEEP FOR 48 HRS. I WAS SO FATIGUED I BELIEVE IT WAS DANGEROUS AND I WAS TOO AFRAID TO CALL ENRTE SICK LIST FOR FATIGUE BECAUSE OF OUR STRINGENT SICK POLICY. I COULD BARELY FUNCTION WHICH WOULD MAKE FOR EVACING A PLANE DANGEROUS FOR PAX AND CREW. WHEN IS TOO MUCH FATIGUE AND CONCERN FOR SAFETY THE TIME TO CALL ENRTE SICK WITHOUT BEING THREATENED BY OUR SICK CALL POLICY?

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.

An A320 flight attendant comments that her series of trip pairings did not allow sufficient rest and the air carrier's flight attendant sick policy discouraged fatigue sick calls.