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A B737 fatigued captain removed himself from a trip after falling asleep on approach following nights of minimum rest and poor hotel accommodations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 780319 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : xx |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 780319 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
On day 5 of a series of 2 trips; the first trip had a reschedule that arrived at XA02 with a short overnight with short breaks with little chance to catch up on my rest until the last night with a 19 hour layover in ZZZ. The hotel was loud and my room; which I was unable to get moved; was next to the elevator. I was unable to get any undisturbed sleep. On approach to ZZZ1; I found myself falling asleep while flying an approach to minimums. I went to the flight office in ZZZ1; explained what happened and removed myself from the trip because I felt I was too tired to fly today without getting some rest.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 FATIGUED CAPT REMOVED HIMSELF FROM A TRIP AFTER FALLING ASLEEP ON APCH FOLLOWING NIGHTS OF MINIMUM REST AND POOR HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.
Narrative: ON DAY 5 OF A SERIES OF 2 TRIPS; THE FIRST TRIP HAD A RESCHEDULE THAT ARRIVED AT XA02 WITH A SHORT OVERNIGHT WITH SHORT BREAKS WITH LITTLE CHANCE TO CATCH UP ON MY REST UNTIL THE LAST NIGHT WITH A 19 HR LAYOVER IN ZZZ. THE HOTEL WAS LOUD AND MY ROOM; WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO GET MOVED; WAS NEXT TO THE ELEVATOR. I WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY UNDISTURBED SLEEP. ON APCH TO ZZZ1; I FOUND MYSELF FALLING ASLEEP WHILE FLYING AN APCH TO MINIMUMS. I WENT TO THE FLT OFFICE IN ZZZ1; EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND REMOVED MYSELF FROM THE TRIP BECAUSE I FELT I WAS TOO TIRED TO FLY TODAY WITHOUT GETTING SOME REST.
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.