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A regional air carrier pilot expressed concern about his airline's scheduling policy that he alleges is unsafe because of insufficient rest.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 773923 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 773923 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
My air carrier has been putting many reduced rest overnights in their pilots' schedules. In particular; I have been given a ZZZ overnight this month that is scheduled for 8 hours 40 mins of 'rest.' it's quite unsafe. We maybe get 6 hours of actual sleep after waiting for the hotel van; checking in; getting to our rooms; trying to unwind; and cleaning up for the night. It should also be mentioned that this short overnight comes at the end of a 13 hour day. Including a deadhead leg; our total flight time is over 8 hours for that first day. Our show time the next morning is at XA45. That means we have to wake up around XA00. It's hard to be prepared and in the right state of mind with a schedule like this. I'm surprised there aren't more fatigue-induced accidents at my air carrier. Schedules like this are quite common in our turboprop fleet. It's too bad they've made their way to our jet fleet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A REGIONAL ACR PILOT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT HIS AIRLINE'S SCHEDULING POLICY THAT HE ALLEGES IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT REST.
Narrative: MY ACR HAS BEEN PUTTING MANY REDUCED REST OVERNIGHTS IN THEIR PLTS' SCHEDULES. IN PARTICULAR; I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A ZZZ OVERNIGHT THIS MONTH THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR 8 HRS 40 MINS OF 'REST.' IT'S QUITE UNSAFE. WE MAYBE GET 6 HRS OF ACTUAL SLEEP AFTER WAITING FOR THE HOTEL VAN; CHKING IN; GETTING TO OUR ROOMS; TRYING TO UNWIND; AND CLEANING UP FOR THE NIGHT. IT SHOULD ALSO BE MENTIONED THAT THIS SHORT OVERNIGHT COMES AT THE END OF A 13 HR DAY. INCLUDING A DEADHEAD LEG; OUR TOTAL FLT TIME IS OVER 8 HRS FOR THAT FIRST DAY. OUR SHOW TIME THE NEXT MORNING IS AT XA45. THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO WAKE UP AROUND XA00. IT'S HARD TO BE PREPARED AND IN THE RIGHT STATE OF MIND WITH A SCHEDULE LIKE THIS. I'M SURPRISED THERE AREN'T MORE FATIGUE-INDUCED ACCIDENTS AT MY ACR. SCHEDULES LIKE THIS ARE QUITE COMMON IN OUR TURBOPROP FLEET. IT'S TOO BAD THEY'VE MADE THEIR WAY TO OUR JET FLEET.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.