B737-300 pilot is fatigued and notified company that he will be unable to fly.

Attributes
ACN	701273
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 96 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	701273
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

As a result of flying 7 of the last 8 days and the previous trip was 8+ hours in 24 with a minimum rest; I was fatigued to the point that on our return leg was falling asleep in my seat. I tried to mitigate that by standing and engaging in conversation. Upon arrival at XA57 we were informed that our next flight to iah was delayed and that our estimated departure was XE15 with an arrival time of XH30 in iah. As we were waiting in operations; I would begin to fall asleep sitting down. It became apparent that I should not continue. Crew desk was notified.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 PLT IS FATIGUED AND NOTIFIED COMPANY THAT HE WILL BE UNABLE TO FLY.

Narrative: AS A RESULT OF FLYING 7 OF THE LAST 8 DAYS AND THE PREVIOUS TRIP WAS 8+ HRS IN 24 WITH A MINIMUM REST; I WAS FATIGUED TO THE POINT THAT ON OUR RETURN LEG WAS FALLING ASLEEP IN MY SEAT. I TRIED TO MITIGATE THAT BY STANDING AND ENGAGING IN CONVERSATION. UPON ARR AT XA57 WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR NEXT FLT TO IAH WAS DELAYED AND THAT OUR ESTIMATED DEP WAS XE15 WITH AN ARR TIME OF XH30 IN IAH. AS WE WERE WAITING IN OPS; I WOULD BEGIN TO FALL ASLEEP SITTING DOWN. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT I SHOULD NOT CONTINUE. CREW DESK WAS NOTIFIED.

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.