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A B767-300 pilot reported standing reserve all day and was assigned a late-departing european flight that he was too fatigued to accept.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 894273 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 160 Flight Crew Total 14200 Flight Crew Type 3040 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
I woke up [early] anticipating my short call [on reserve]. I sat short call all day; and by [early evening] there wasn't much they could use me for. The crew desk [then] called and notified me that a commuter pilot failed to make his trip to work; and I would be going to [a european destination]. The weather was horrible; and the flight was going late. If I accepted the assignment; I would have been awake for 28 hours straight upon landing. I cannot safely function for that long without sleep; so I refused the assignment due to fatigue. I realize that the 1 hour nap on the plane is supposed to make the assignment 'legal;' but it would not be safe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 pilot reported standing reserve all day and was assigned a late-departing European flight that he was too fatigued to accept.
Narrative: I woke up [early] anticipating my short call [on reserve]. I sat short call all day; and by [early evening] there wasn't much they could use me for. The Crew Desk [then] called and notified me that a commuter pilot failed to make his trip to work; and I would be going to [a European destination]. The weather was horrible; and the flight was going late. If I accepted the assignment; I would have been awake for 28 hours straight upon landing. I cannot safely function for that long without sleep; so I refused the assignment due to fatigue. I realize that the 1 hour nap on the plane is supposed to make the assignment 'legal;' but it would not be safe.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.