An air carrier pilot reports being fatigued by a rigorous air carrier flight schedule.

Attributes
ACN	802034
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 8500
ASRS Report	802034
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I have flown an exhaustive summer like most reserve pilots; often maxing out my schedule in terms of hours flown; days on duty; etc. I had very little sleep last night; as a result of cumulative stress and was number one the next day; lining up for a short call. I decided I would be too fatigued to fly if assigned short call flying (a certainty during summer) and called the crew desk to advise I would be unavailable the next day for an assignment. I was good for 3 days and flew the remaining two without incident. This is the only time I have ever called in fatigued; and feel that; by and large; I can keep my personal house in order. That being said; at times when that is not the case for various reasons; I consider it a mandate (per the fom and FARS) to not accept a flying assignment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PILOT REPORTS BEING FATIGUED BY A RIGOROUS ACR FLT SCHEDULE.

Narrative: I HAVE FLOWN AN EXHAUSTIVE SUMMER LIKE MOST RESERVE PLTS; OFTEN MAXING OUT MY SCHEDULE IN TERMS OF HOURS FLOWN; DAYS ON DUTY; ETC. I HAD VERY LITTLE SLEEP LAST NIGHT; AS A RESULT OF CUMULATIVE STRESS AND WAS NUMBER ONE THE NEXT DAY; LINING UP FOR A SHORT CALL. I DECIDED I WOULD BE TOO FATIGUED TO FLY IF ASSIGNED SHORT CALL FLYING (A CERTAINTY DURING SUMMER) AND CALLED THE CREW DESK TO ADVISE I WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE THE NEXT DAY FOR AN ASSIGNMENT. I WAS GOOD FOR 3 DAYS AND FLEW THE REMAINING TWO WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I HAVE EVER CALLED IN FATIGUED; AND FEEL THAT; BY AND LARGE; I CAN KEEP MY PERSONAL HOUSE IN ORDER. THAT BEING SAID; AT TIMES WHEN THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR VARIOUS REASONS; I CONSIDER IT A MANDATE (PER THE FOM AND FARS) TO NOT ACCEPT A FLYING ASSIGNMENT.

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.