Cabin attendant reports failure to arm doors prior to takeoff. Cites fatigue stemming from long duty...

Attributes
ACN	720346
Time
Date	200612
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 ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	720346
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Cabin Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Due to fatigue; I failed to arm doors 1L and 1R prior to takeoff. I realized once we were in the air that they weren't armed. My action was of course to immediately arm the doors. This is the second time due to fatigue I've had a door incident. I wrote a report a few months ago after doing a ZZZ1 turn where I nearly opened an armed door. How are the ZZZ1 turns legal; without a crew rest break? Anyway; since last month was my vacation month and we are now paid so little for vacation; I was forced to fly 115 hours in november to make up for it. We are being pushed beyond our limits! In my entire career; prior to air carrier's gouging of safety regulations and pay; post 911; I never came close to an incident. I feel that with the way the trips/duty days and minimum rests are it's only a matter of time. I also would like to say; that for every reported incident; there are at least 2 or 3 that go unrpted! I hope that there is someone who reads this who actually cares; because the supposed leaders at our company do not give that impression.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS FAILURE TO ARM DOORS PRIOR TO TKOF. CITES FATIGUE STEMMING FROM LONG DUTY DAYS AND THE REDUCTION AND ELIMINATION OF ON DUTY RESTRS AND EXTRA WORK NECESSARY TO MAKE UP FOR PAY CUTS BY THE AIRLINE.

Narrative: DUE TO FATIGUE; I FAILED TO ARM DOORS 1L AND 1R PRIOR TO TKOF. I REALIZED ONCE WE WERE IN THE AIR THAT THEY WEREN'T ARMED. MY ACTION WAS OF COURSE TO IMMEDIATELY ARM THE DOORS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME DUE TO FATIGUE I'VE HAD A DOOR INCIDENT. I WROTE A RPT A FEW MONTHS AGO AFTER DOING A ZZZ1 TURN WHERE I NEARLY OPENED AN ARMED DOOR. HOW ARE THE ZZZ1 TURNS LEGAL; WITHOUT A CREW REST BREAK? ANYWAY; SINCE LAST MONTH WAS MY VACATION MONTH AND WE ARE NOW PAID SO LITTLE FOR VACATION; I WAS FORCED TO FLY 115 HRS IN NOVEMBER TO MAKE UP FOR IT. WE ARE BEING PUSHED BEYOND OUR LIMITS! IN MY ENTIRE CAREER; PRIOR TO ACR'S GOUGING OF SAFETY REGS AND PAY; POST 911; I NEVER CAME CLOSE TO AN INCIDENT. I FEEL THAT WITH THE WAY THE TRIPS/DUTY DAYS AND MINIMUM RESTS ARE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY; THAT FOR EVERY RPTED INCIDENT; THERE ARE AT LEAST 2 OR 3 THAT GO UNRPTED! I HOPE THAT THERE IS SOMEONE WHO READS THIS WHO ACTUALLY CARES; BECAUSE THE SUPPOSED LEADERS AT OUR COMPANY DO NOT GIVE THAT IMPRESSION.

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 reports failure to arm doors prior to takeoff. Cites fatigue stemming from long duty days and the reduction and elimination of on duty restrs and extra work necessary to make up for pay cuts by the airline.