A B767 pilot reports the mental and physical fatigue experienced by numerous consecutive days of fly...

Attributes
ACN	813914
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3100
ASRS Report	913914
Events
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company FAA
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

It has been more than 5 yrs of being forced; due to lack of manpower; to fly the monthly time caps at my air carrier. My lines are built to 88.5 hours every month with no chance of trading or dropping a trip and I am just mentally and physically fatigued. Like every other month; november was no different. I was scheduled to work 9 of the last 10 days of the month with huge changes in arrival and departure times. On nov/xa/08 I landed at XA20 from ZZZZ an all-night 10 hour 19 mins flight. On nov/xb/08 I was scheduled a XA30 am show for a 2 day trip. How can someone recover in time to fly a schedule like this. My lines are built like this on a regular basis and have taken a toll on me. I can't sustain this much longer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 PILOT REPORTS THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE EXPERIENCED BY NUMEROUS CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF FLYING AND THE CHANGES IN THE WORK HOURS FROM EARLY AM TRIP RETURN ONE DAY FOLLOWED BY EARLY AM CHECK IN FOR DEPARTURE THE NEXT DAY.

Narrative: IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 5 YRS OF BEING FORCED; DUE TO LACK OF MANPOWER; TO FLY THE MONTHLY TIME CAPS AT MY ACR. MY LINES ARE BUILT TO 88.5 HRS EVERY MONTH WITH NO CHANCE OF TRADING OR DROPPING A TRIP AND I AM JUST MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY FATIGUED. LIKE EVERY OTHER MONTH; NOVEMBER WAS NO DIFFERENT. I WAS SCHEDULED TO WORK 9 OF THE LAST 10 DAYS OF THE MONTH WITH HUGE CHANGES IN ARR AND DEP TIMES. ON NOV/XA/08 I LANDED AT XA20 FROM ZZZZ AN ALL-NIGHT 10 HR 19 MINS FLT. ON NOV/XB/08 I WAS SCHEDULED A XA30 AM SHOW FOR A 2 DAY TRIP. HOW CAN SOMEONE RECOVER IN TIME TO FLY A SCHEDULE LIKE THIS. MY LINES ARE BUILT LIKE THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAVE TAKEN A TOLL ON ME. I CAN'T SUSTAIN THIS MUCH LONGER.

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.

A B767 pilot reports the mental and physical fatigue experienced by numerous consecutive days of flying and the changes in the work hours from early am trip return one day followed by early am check in for departure the next day.