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Air carrier pilot recognized that he was fatigued and notified the airline that he was unable to continue as scheduled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 783822 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 783822 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I removed myself from the final turn of the schedule due to fatigue. The cumulative effects of flying in excess of 94 hours each month; 3 months in a row; dictated that I remove myself from flying. Something really must be done to alleviate the burden. The junior pilots at this airline are carrying for the senior pilots who are senior enough to drop their monthly schedules all the way down to 50; 60; or 70 hours while the rest of us have to fly 94+ each and every month. It is truly an unsafe practice.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR PLT RECOGNIZED THAT HE WAS FATIGUED AND NOTIFIED THE AIRLINE THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE AS SCHEDULED.
Narrative: I REMOVED MYSELF FROM THE FINAL TURN OF THE SCHEDULE DUE TO FATIGUE. THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF FLYING IN EXCESS OF 94 HRS EACH MONTH; 3 MONTHS IN A ROW; DICTATED THAT I REMOVE MYSELF FROM FLYING. SOMETHING REALLY MUST BE DONE TO ALLEVIATE THE BURDEN. THE JUNIOR PLTS AT THIS AIRLINE ARE CARRYING FOR THE SENIOR PLTS WHO ARE SENIOR ENOUGH TO DROP THEIR MONTHLY SCHEDULES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 50; 60; OR 70 HRS WHILE THE REST OF US HAVE TO FLY 94+ EACH AND EVERY MONTH. IT IS TRULY AN UNSAFE PRACTICE.
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.