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A Q400 flight attendant described the physical fatigue effect of a fifteen and a half hour day.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 903740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Q400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Fatigue |
Narrative:
Looking back on this day I am almost certain I was suffering from fatigue; I felt as if once in flight I hit a 'wall' having to work twice as hard to be alert and awake. I and the other flight attendant observed we were tripping on things we normally would have noticed and I was having to double; triple and quadruple check simple tasks to ensure I was properly completely my duties. Prior to leaving I was tired and discussed with crew the possibility that after leaving on our last flight that then we would really start to feel the effects of a 15.5 hour day. Upon further reflection on the trip; and how hard simple tasks became I became aware I was probably fatigued on the flight to ZZZ. It was a scheduled 12 hour day. We were delayed due to a mechanical on the plane we were scheduled to deadhead on. After a plane swap we departed at 2.5 hours late. We then did a round trip almost three hours late; as there were no reserve crews to cover any flights that day. It was a turbulent flight both there and back due to storms. We then left to ZZZ three hours late as well. I think the scheduling of 15.5 hours is too long and potentially unsafe. I feel that when you factor in the early report time; plus factor in the drive to work and the time taken to get up and ready; that is an extremely long day. We should have been swapped out from the round trip and been on time to ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Q400 flight attendant described the physical fatigue effect of a fifteen and a half hour day.
Narrative: Looking back on this day I am almost certain I was suffering from fatigue; I felt as if once in flight I hit a 'wall' having to work twice as hard to be alert and awake. I and the other Flight Attendant observed we were tripping on things we normally would have noticed and I was having to double; triple and quadruple check simple tasks to ensure I was properly completely my duties. Prior to leaving I was tired and discussed with crew the possibility that after leaving on our last flight that THEN we would really start to feel the effects of a 15.5 hour day. Upon further reflection on the trip; and how hard simple tasks became I became aware I was probably fatigued on the flight to ZZZ. It was a scheduled 12 hour day. We were delayed due to a mechanical on the plane we were scheduled to deadhead on. After a plane swap we departed at 2.5 hours late. We then did a round trip almost three hours late; as there were no reserve crews to cover any flights that day. It was a turbulent flight both there and back due to storms. We then left to ZZZ three hours late as well. I think the scheduling of 15.5 hours is too long and potentially unsafe. I feel that when you factor in the early report time; plus factor in the drive to work and the time taken to get up and ready; that is an extremely long day. We should have been swapped out from the round trip and been on time to ZZZ.
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.