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A320 captain reports calling in fatigued when poor preflight rest and maintenance delays combine to produce unacceptable fatigue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 974204 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 140 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 3200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Fatigue |
Narrative:
We were to fly a plane down to be painted and take home one that was done. I already had two nights of very poor sleep with one in ZZZZ and the other at home not being able to get to sleep. Once I finally got to sleep at home; the crew desk called around XA30 to tell me of the trip for this evening. I never got back to sleep and was unable to nap during the day. Had this trip gone as planned; I felt I could have safely completed it. However; nothing was done in preparation for this flight. The plane sat on the ground for five hours with numerous open write ups and it had not been fueled. Nothing was done to the aircraft until we finally got to it at the hangar and started the ball rolling ourselves. Delays rolled on and on. The more we were delayed the more fatigued I got; until finally I determined I was no longer able to safely complete the mission. I called in fatigued.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reports calling in fatigued when poor preflight rest and maintenance delays combine to produce unacceptable fatigue.
Narrative: We were to fly a plane down to be painted and take home one that was done. I already had two nights of very poor sleep with one in ZZZZ and the other at home not being able to get to sleep. Once I finally got to sleep at home; the Crew Desk called around XA30 to tell me of the trip for this evening. I never got back to sleep and was unable to nap during the day. Had this trip gone as planned; I felt I could have safely completed it. However; nothing was done in preparation for this flight. The plane sat on the ground for five hours with numerous open write ups and it had not been fueled. Nothing was done to the aircraft until we finally got to it at the hangar and started the ball rolling ourselves. Delays rolled on and on. The more we were delayed the more fatigued I got; until finally I determined I was no longer able to safely complete the mission. I called in fatigued.
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.