Repeated flight reassignments result in excessive fatigue for A319 first officer.

Attributes
ACN	700412
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	700412
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Jun/xx/06 at XA45 I called in fatigued. The trip was originally a 3 day trip and grew from that point. On monday; I got the ACARS message from crew scheduling informing me of another reassignment for later that evening. Because we were busy at the time; I did not respond. In-flight; I again received an ACARS message informing me of the reassignment. I did respond and acknowledged the reassignment at the time. Later that day; on the deadhead segment; I again received an ACARS message; delivered by way of the cockpit and flight attendants on that flight; informing me to call the crew desk upon arrival. I was feeling quite tired on the deadhead flight and began to question my fitness to situation for 3 hours and then fly. By the time the flight ended; I was sure that I was not properly rested to fly later that evening. This was due to the early times at which I had to arise and either show or catch the transportation to the airport. Coupled with long days and the fact that I don't sleep nearly as well on the road as I do at home. Thus; upon arrival; I called the crew desk and informed them that I would not be able to fly any more on that date and would be rested enough by XX30 on jun/yy/06 to accept any other assignment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPEATED FLT REASSIGNMENTS RESULT IN EXCESSIVE FATIGUE FOR A319 FO.

Narrative: JUN/XX/06 AT XA45 I CALLED IN FATIGUED. THE TRIP WAS ORIGINALLY A 3 DAY TRIP AND GREW FROM THAT POINT. ON MONDAY; I GOT THE ACARS MESSAGE FROM CREW SCHEDULING INFORMING ME OF ANOTHER REASSIGNMENT FOR LATER THAT EVENING. BECAUSE WE WERE BUSY AT THE TIME; I DID NOT RESPOND. INFLT; I AGAIN RECEIVED AN ACARS MESSAGE INFORMING ME OF THE REASSIGNMENT. I DID RESPOND AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE REASSIGNMENT AT THE TIME. LATER THAT DAY; ON THE DEADHEAD SEGMENT; I AGAIN RECEIVED AN ACARS MESSAGE; DELIVERED BY WAY OF THE COCKPIT AND FLT ATTENDANTS ON THAT FLT; INFORMING ME TO CALL THE CREW DESK UPON ARR. I WAS FEELING QUITE TIRED ON THE DEADHEAD FLT AND BEGAN TO QUESTION MY FITNESS TO SIT FOR 3 HRS AND THEN FLY. BY THE TIME THE FLT ENDED; I WAS SURE THAT I WAS NOT PROPERLY RESTED TO FLY LATER THAT EVENING. THIS WAS DUE TO THE EARLY TIMES AT WHICH I HAD TO ARISE AND EITHER SHOW OR CATCH THE TRANSPORTATION TO THE ARPT. COUPLED WITH LONG DAYS AND THE FACT THAT I DON'T SLEEP NEARLY AS WELL ON THE ROAD AS I DO AT HOME. THUS; UPON ARR; I CALLED THE CREW DESK AND INFORMED THEM THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FLY ANY MORE ON THAT DATE AND WOULD BE RESTED ENOUGH BY XX30 ON JUN/YY/06 TO ACCEPT ANY OTHER ASSIGNMENT.

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.