A320 first officer refuses flight assignment due to fatigue.

Attributes
ACN	688666
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 880
ASRS Report	688666
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

The day following my last scheduled duty day of the feb/06 reserve flying month; I requested to be relieved from flight abcd due to fatigue. I attribute this fatigue to the cumulative effects of minimal days off; several early morning east coast departures: operational; maintenance; and scheduling delays throughout the month. The last of these requiring operating into end-of-month days off and an early morning call from the crew desk (after 8.5 hours in the hotel) to extend the length of the final delay for operational reasons after a poor nights rest. While I have never felt compelled to miss a flight for these reasons in a 21 yr flying career; I determined this to be the safest course of action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FO REFUSES FLT ASSIGNMENT DUE TO FATIGUE.

Narrative: THE DAY FOLLOWING MY LAST SCHEDULED DUTY DAY OF THE FEB/06 RESERVE FLYING MONTH; I REQUESTED TO BE RELIEVED FROM FLT ABCD DUE TO FATIGUE. I ATTRIBUTE THIS FATIGUE TO THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF MINIMAL DAYS OFF; SEVERAL EARLY MORNING EAST COAST DEPS: OPERATIONAL; MAINT; AND SCHEDULING DELAYS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. THE LAST OF THESE REQUIRING OPERATING INTO END-OF-MONTH DAYS OFF AND AN EARLY MORNING CALL FROM THE CREW DESK (AFTER 8.5 HRS IN THE HOTEL) TO EXTEND THE LENGTH OF THE FINAL DELAY FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS AFTER A POOR NIGHTS REST. WHILE I HAVE NEVER FELT COMPELLED TO MISS A FLT FOR THESE REASONS IN A 21 YR FLYING CAREER; I DETERMINED THIS TO BE THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION.

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.