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Fatigue call: first of all I was assigned a 3 day trip with only 6 legs. My first day was supposed to be really easy -- an XA35 departure from ZZZ to ZZZ1 and then ZZZ1 to ZZZ2. Because the day was so easy; I woke up early; worked out that morning and completed my errands. My flight to ZZZ1 was delayed and eventually canceled. Scheduling decided to deadhead me on another flight to ZZZ1 and then fly to ZZZ3. My flight to ZZZ1 did not even leave until XC27 arriving at XD13. I ran to my flight to ZZZ3 and there wasn't an aircraft so we were delayed until XB28 CDT; just barely making me legal on a 14 hour duty day (not including my busy morning!) we flew as fast as we could and blocked in under my expected 13:56 duty day to ZZZ3 arriving at XE03. The next day I could not even remember flying into ZZZ3 because I was so tired; I don't even remember completing any of the checklists; and I'm not even sure if I did do my job properly. At one point in cruise I fell completely sound asleep. My captain had told me to call in fatigued before we started; but seeing all of the waiting passenger broke my heart. Imagine if our ceo cared about another human being! I wanted to get them to ZZZ3; that is my job. It was XD30 and morning to me when I arrived at the hotel in ZZZ3 so I could not fall asleep. I finally dozed off early morning. 2 hours later full construction at our hotel began. I could not sleep at all and just got up and worked out to at least get my head clear and boost my energy. That was day 1 and 2. Day 2 I deadheaded to ZZZ1. I really wanted to sleep but their extremely poor service woke me up every single time I dozed off. The flight attendant kept making loud announcements every 10 mins; the airplane was cold and noisy and uncomfortable. Then I flew another leg. Again the captain asked me to call in fatigued since we were again delayed 2+ hours and now my eyes were sunken into my head. My best saving grace was the jumpseater who is a captain I've flown with before and he kept catching my mistakes. We arrived in ZZZ4 at XB43. We had the minimum layover in ZZZ5 and I slept hard; but not nearly enough. Again; I was so exhausted on my way to work and my second reassignment. I was reassigned to layover in ZZZ6 for 19 hours. I decided not to call in fatigued again since I could get some rest in ZZZ6. A convention in my hotel kept me awake all night long! I was very sick all last week; and at this point I was starting to run down again with a very upset stomach. My whole 4TH and 5TH days were miserable because my stomach was bothering me so much. I was not sick; but suffering the physical symptoms of fatigue; yet my constant visits to the lavatory were also a disruption to our flying. Day 4 arrived and I was so tired from the previous days; that captain #3 also told me to call in fatigued. I stayed on since it was only 1 leg. The long; rolling delay in the heat made it even longer. On our arrival into ZZZ7 on day 4; we hit moderate turbulence and hurt 2 of our 3 flight attendants by not seating them in adequate time. Do you see where I'm going here? Safety is being compromised due to my fatigue. 2 of the 3 went to the emergency room. We then waited for new flight attendants to deadhead in. It took late phone calls and interrupted sleep to finally establish our departure time for the early am. The most difficult part for me was to go from late arrs to an XF30 departure that delayed until XG18. Day 5 we flew 3 legs; and on my last leg back to ZZZ1 I asked the crew desk if I could go home. They said 'no;' they 'had more flying for me.' at that point I sent an ACARS back that I was exhausted and I would be calling in fatigued when I landed. Over 3 more messages; they told me to stay in ZZZ1. Twice they asked when I would be ready to fly again; and the last message said I needed to call the flight operations duty manager. The stress in the cockpit while on approach to ZZZ1 on runway 28 (I was flying) while receiving these messages was completely unnecessary and again; unsafe. I really do not like to be harassed for making a decision to be a safe pilot; and at a time when I'm trying to fly safely with a full flight of passenger onboard. Then after I had landed I spoke to the flight operations duty manager and had to answer questions again about whether or not I was actually fatigued. I told him all 3 capts had told me to call in and I was only feeling worse at this point; so it was definitely time to call in fatigued. This is obviously the first time I've ever called in fatigued. I have worked very hard to accommodate our passenger; but at this point I am dangerous. For the first time in my life I feel completely unsafe to fly any passenger in my airplane and in my state of mind. I am physically and emotionally exhausted. I never felt this way working at a regional airline and certainly never felt this way at this company in the past. Please change this! One more thing: my last flight attendants on ZZZ1-ZZZ8 agreed that I should call in fatigued. They all could see how exhausted I was.

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Title: A B737 FO DESCRIBES FATIGUE FROM FIVE DAYS OF MIXED EARLY AND LATE FLYING; PHYSICAL ILLNESS; AND AN INABILITY TO SLEEP AT SOME HOTELS.

Narrative: FATIGUE CALL: FIRST OF ALL I WAS ASSIGNED A 3 DAY TRIP WITH ONLY 6 LEGS. MY FIRST DAY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REALLY EASY -- AN XA35 DEP FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1 AND THEN ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2. BECAUSE THE DAY WAS SO EASY; I WOKE UP EARLY; WORKED OUT THAT MORNING AND COMPLETED MY ERRANDS. MY FLT TO ZZZ1 WAS DELAYED AND EVENTUALLY CANCELED. SCHEDULING DECIDED TO DEADHEAD ME ON ANOTHER FLT TO ZZZ1 AND THEN FLY TO ZZZ3. MY FLT TO ZZZ1 DID NOT EVEN LEAVE UNTIL XC27 ARRIVING AT XD13. I RAN TO MY FLT TO ZZZ3 AND THERE WASN'T AN ACFT SO WE WERE DELAYED UNTIL XB28 CDT; JUST BARELY MAKING ME LEGAL ON A 14 HR DUTY DAY (NOT INCLUDING MY BUSY MORNING!) WE FLEW AS FAST AS WE COULD AND BLOCKED IN UNDER MY EXPECTED 13:56 DUTY DAY TO ZZZ3 ARRIVING AT XE03. THE NEXT DAY I COULD NOT EVEN REMEMBER FLYING INTO ZZZ3 BECAUSE I WAS SO TIRED; I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER COMPLETING ANY OF THE CHKLISTS; AND I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF I DID DO MY JOB PROPERLY. AT ONE POINT IN CRUISE I FELL COMPLETELY SOUND ASLEEP. MY CAPT HAD TOLD ME TO CALL IN FATIGUED BEFORE WE STARTED; BUT SEEING ALL OF THE WAITING PAX BROKE MY HEART. IMAGINE IF OUR CEO CARED ABOUT ANOTHER HUMAN BEING! I WANTED TO GET THEM TO ZZZ3; THAT IS MY JOB. IT WAS XD30 AND MORNING TO ME WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL IN ZZZ3 SO I COULD NOT FALL ASLEEP. I FINALLY DOZED OFF EARLY MORNING. 2 HRS LATER FULL CONSTRUCTION AT OUR HOTEL BEGAN. I COULD NOT SLEEP AT ALL AND JUST GOT UP AND WORKED OUT TO AT LEAST GET MY HEAD CLR AND BOOST MY ENERGY. THAT WAS DAY 1 AND 2. DAY 2 I DEADHEADED TO ZZZ1. I REALLY WANTED TO SLEEP BUT THEIR EXTREMELY POOR SVC WOKE ME UP EVERY SINGLE TIME I DOZED OFF. THE FLT ATTENDANT KEPT MAKING LOUD ANNOUNCEMENTS EVERY 10 MINS; THE AIRPLANE WAS COLD AND NOISY AND UNCOMFORTABLE. THEN I FLEW ANOTHER LEG. AGAIN THE CAPT ASKED ME TO CALL IN FATIGUED SINCE WE WERE AGAIN DELAYED 2+ HRS AND NOW MY EYES WERE SUNKEN INTO MY HEAD. MY BEST SAVING GRACE WAS THE JUMPSEATER WHO IS A CAPT I'VE FLOWN WITH BEFORE AND HE KEPT CATCHING MY MISTAKES. WE ARRIVED IN ZZZ4 AT XB43. WE HAD THE MINIMUM LAYOVER IN ZZZ5 AND I SLEPT HARD; BUT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH. AGAIN; I WAS SO EXHAUSTED ON MY WAY TO WORK AND MY SECOND REASSIGNMENT. I WAS REASSIGNED TO LAYOVER IN ZZZ6 FOR 19 HRS. I DECIDED NOT TO CALL IN FATIGUED AGAIN SINCE I COULD GET SOME REST IN ZZZ6. A CONVENTION IN MY HOTEL KEPT ME AWAKE ALL NIGHT LONG! I WAS VERY SICK ALL LAST WK; AND AT THIS POINT I WAS STARTING TO RUN DOWN AGAIN WITH A VERY UPSET STOMACH. MY WHOLE 4TH AND 5TH DAYS WERE MISERABLE BECAUSE MY STOMACH WAS BOTHERING ME SO MUCH. I WAS NOT SICK; BUT SUFFERING THE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF FATIGUE; YET MY CONSTANT VISITS TO THE LAVATORY WERE ALSO A DISRUPTION TO OUR FLYING. DAY 4 ARRIVED AND I WAS SO TIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS DAYS; THAT CAPT #3 ALSO TOLD ME TO CALL IN FATIGUED. I STAYED ON SINCE IT WAS ONLY 1 LEG. THE LONG; ROLLING DELAY IN THE HEAT MADE IT EVEN LONGER. ON OUR ARR INTO ZZZ7 ON DAY 4; WE HIT MODERATE TURB AND HURT 2 OF OUR 3 FLT ATTENDANTS BY NOT SEATING THEM IN ADEQUATE TIME. DO YOU SEE WHERE I'M GOING HERE? SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED DUE TO MY FATIGUE. 2 OF THE 3 WENT TO THE EMER ROOM. WE THEN WAITED FOR NEW FLT ATTENDANTS TO DEADHEAD IN. IT TOOK LATE PHONE CALLS AND INTERRUPTED SLEEP TO FINALLY ESTABLISH OUR DEP TIME FOR THE EARLY AM. THE MOST DIFFICULT PART FOR ME WAS TO GO FROM LATE ARRS TO AN XF30 DEP THAT DELAYED UNTIL XG18. DAY 5 WE FLEW 3 LEGS; AND ON MY LAST LEG BACK TO ZZZ1 I ASKED THE CREW DESK IF I COULD GO HOME. THEY SAID 'NO;' THEY 'HAD MORE FLYING FOR ME.' AT THAT POINT I SENT AN ACARS BACK THAT I WAS EXHAUSTED AND I WOULD BE CALLING IN FATIGUED WHEN I LANDED. OVER 3 MORE MESSAGES; THEY TOLD ME TO STAY IN ZZZ1. TWICE THEY ASKED WHEN I WOULD BE READY TO FLY AGAIN; AND THE LAST MESSAGE SAID I NEEDED TO CALL THE FLT OPS DUTY MGR. THE STRESS IN THE COCKPIT WHILE ON APCH TO ZZZ1 ON RWY 28 (I WAS FLYING) WHILE RECEIVING THESE MESSAGES WAS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY AND AGAIN; UNSAFE. I REALLY DO NOT LIKE TO BE HARASSED FOR MAKING A DECISION TO BE A SAFE PLT; AND AT A TIME WHEN I'M TRYING TO FLY SAFELY WITH A FULL FLT OF PAX ONBOARD. THEN AFTER I HAD LANDED I SPOKE TO THE FLT OPS DUTY MGR AND HAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AGAIN ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I WAS ACTUALLY FATIGUED. I TOLD HIM ALL 3 CAPTS HAD TOLD ME TO CALL IN AND I WAS ONLY FEELING WORSE AT THIS POINT; SO IT WAS DEFINITELY TIME TO CALL IN FATIGUED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER CALLED IN FATIGUED. I HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO ACCOMMODATE OUR PAX; BUT AT THIS POINT I AM DANGEROUS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO FLY ANY PAX IN MY AIRPLANE AND IN MY STATE OF MIND. I AM PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED. I NEVER FELT THIS WAY WORKING AT A REGIONAL AIRLINE AND CERTAINLY NEVER FELT THIS WAY AT THIS COMPANY IN THE PAST. PLEASE CHANGE THIS! ONE MORE THING: MY LAST FLT ATTENDANTS ON ZZZ1-ZZZ8 AGREED THAT I SHOULD CALL IN FATIGUED. THEY ALL COULD SEE HOW EXHAUSTED I WAS.

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.