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An air carrier captain reports being scheduled for over 90 hours in the month of august; with fatigue issues resulting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 802280 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 265 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 802280 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company FAA |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Fatigue report: once again; scheduling forced me to work another 90+ hour month in august. With numerous late night arrs; and a month end transition into september with only 2.5 days off in a string of a 16 consecutive day period; my body simply does not have enough time to recover from these types of chronic fatiguing schedules. Reference my schedule for august: I called the crew desk after completing my trip which ended late on thursday. I explained that I was too fatigued to work a trip on friday; and that I would be rested for my trip on monday. My body needs at least 3 days off between trips to fully recover and end the chronic rolling fatigue caused by these 90 hour lines and minimum days off. Why are we pilots solely responsible for recognizing when our bodies are fatigued? Is it not obvious from the company's scheduling practices; and chronic understaffing that these schedules are inherently fatiguing? Why does the FAA continue to situation there and allow management to continue making these unsafe; accident-prone schedules? Time is long past due for the FAA to change the work rules and rest requirements for part 121 air crews!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT REPORTS BEING SCHEDULED FOR OVER 90 HRS IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST; WITH FATIGUE ISSUES RESULTING.
Narrative: FATIGUE RPT: ONCE AGAIN; SCHEDULING FORCED ME TO WORK ANOTHER 90+ HR MONTH IN AUGUST. WITH NUMEROUS LATE NIGHT ARRS; AND A MONTH END TRANSITION INTO SEPTEMBER WITH ONLY 2.5 DAYS OFF IN A STRING OF A 16 CONSECUTIVE DAY PERIOD; MY BODY SIMPLY DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO RECOVER FROM THESE TYPES OF CHRONIC FATIGUING SCHEDULES. REF MY SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST: I CALLED THE CREW DESK AFTER COMPLETING MY TRIP WHICH ENDED LATE ON THURSDAY. I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS TOO FATIGUED TO WORK A TRIP ON FRIDAY; AND THAT I WOULD BE RESTED FOR MY TRIP ON MONDAY. MY BODY NEEDS AT LEAST 3 DAYS OFF BTWN TRIPS TO FULLY RECOVER AND END THE CHRONIC ROLLING FATIGUE CAUSED BY THESE 90 HR LINES AND MINIMUM DAYS OFF. WHY ARE WE PLTS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR RECOGNIZING WHEN OUR BODIES ARE FATIGUED? IS IT NOT OBVIOUS FROM THE COMPANY'S SCHEDULING PRACTICES; AND CHRONIC UNDERSTAFFING THAT THESE SCHEDULES ARE INHERENTLY FATIGUING? WHY DOES THE FAA CONTINUE TO SIT THERE AND ALLOW MGMNT TO CONTINUE MAKING THESE UNSAFE; ACCIDENT-PRONE SCHEDULES? TIME IS LONG PAST DUE FOR THE FAA TO CHANGE THE WORK RULES AND REST REQUIREMENTS FOR PART 121 AIR CREWS!
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.