Maintenance delays and disturbed rest facilities cause B737-500 captain to give a detailed account o...

Attributes
ACN	800993
Time
Date	200808
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	800993
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Landed ZZZ early morning. On walkaround; major oil leak engine #1. Stayed at the airport for 8 hours waiting for it to be fixed. Sent to a hotel. Not the normal crew hotel -- it was full. Was put in a room that had a connecting room door to it. I fell asleep to be woken up 1 hour 15 mins later from a lot of noise from the room next door. Called the front desk to tell them. They quieted down and I fell asleep again. Was woken up again 1 hour 15 mins later with a lot more noise; talking laughing; party; etc. Called the front desk again. I heard their phone ring -- this time noise got worse. They had to send security up 2 times after that and they finally had them settled down 2 hours later. I think I dozed off around 1 hour after that to get up 1 hour 15 mins later for an early van. These times are all eastern. I think my clock was still on central. The last hour of the day's flight sequence was really tough to stay alert.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MAINT DELAYS AND DISTURBED REST FACILITIES CAUSE B737-500 CAPTAIN TO GIVE A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF WHY FLT CREWS AREN'T ALWAYS AT 100% MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

Narrative: LANDED ZZZ EARLY MORNING. ON WALKAROUND; MAJOR OIL LEAK ENG #1. STAYED AT THE ARPT FOR 8 HRS WAITING FOR IT TO BE FIXED. SENT TO A HOTEL. NOT THE NORMAL CREW HOTEL -- IT WAS FULL. WAS PUT IN A ROOM THAT HAD A CONNECTING ROOM DOOR TO IT. I FELL ASLEEP TO BE WOKEN UP 1 HR 15 MINS LATER FROM A LOT OF NOISE FROM THE ROOM NEXT DOOR. CALLED THE FRONT DESK TO TELL THEM. THEY QUIETED DOWN AND I FELL ASLEEP AGAIN. WAS WOKEN UP AGAIN 1 HR 15 MINS LATER WITH A LOT MORE NOISE; TALKING LAUGHING; PARTY; ETC. CALLED THE FRONT DESK AGAIN. I HEARD THEIR PHONE RING -- THIS TIME NOISE GOT WORSE. THEY HAD TO SEND SECURITY UP 2 TIMES AFTER THAT AND THEY FINALLY HAD THEM SETTLED DOWN 2 HRS LATER. I THINK I DOZED OFF AROUND 1 HR AFTER THAT TO GET UP 1 HR 15 MINS LATER FOR AN EARLY VAN. THESE TIMES ARE ALL EASTERN. I THINK MY CLOCK WAS STILL ON CENTRAL. THE LAST HR OF THE DAY'S FLT SEQUENCE WAS REALLY TOUGH TO STAY ALERT.

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.

Maintenance delays and disturbed rest facilities cause B737-500 captain to give a detailed account of why flight crews aren't always at 100% mentally and physically.