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A B757-200 first officer described fatigue resulting from an east coast to england round trip international flight assignment that is crewed with two pilots.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 977345 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Fatigue |
Narrative:
The sequence is a 3 day trip [from an east coast airport] to england with the first leg departure scheduled for [late at night]. This sequence is an all nighter; arriving in england at [early in the morning east coast time] and scheduled as a 2 man crew. The return leg is a 0200 [east coast] time wakeup for a scheduled 7:50 leg. Again; an all nighter type leg. To say that fatigue was a player going and coming would be an understatement even though I had a nap before leaving for the airport and another at the airport before leaving. Then a full 9 hours of sleep before pickup leaving manchester. I have flown this trip 2x now and both times I've been fatigued.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 First Officer described fatigue resulting from an East Coast to England round trip international flight assignment that is crewed with two pilots.
Narrative: The sequence is a 3 day trip [from an East Coast airport] to England with the first leg departure scheduled for [late at night]. This sequence is an ALL NIGHTER; arriving in England at [early in the morning East Coast time] and scheduled as a 2 man crew. The return leg is a 0200 [East Coast] time wakeup for a scheduled 7:50 leg. Again; an ALL NIGHTER type leg. To say that fatigue was a player going and coming would be an understatement even though I had a nap before leaving for the airport and another at the airport before leaving. Then a full 9 hours of sleep before pickup leaving Manchester. I have flown this trip 2x now and both times I've been 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.