Narrative:

We were supposed to get off the plane for a layover at approximately xa:00 pm local that evening (xd:00 our time). Instead we were drafted to get back on the plane and work the all-nighter home without sufficient notice or sleep. As a result; I'm not sure if I actually did a preflight safety check or not. I do not remember checking seat belts during the flight. I watched other crew members falling asleep. I spilled cups in the aisle and in the galley and was very clumsy during the flight. I don't remember disarming my door. I don't remember going out to the parking lot at the end of the trip. I asked for crew meals to sustain us through the night for this 13hr 30min duty day before we left; but they gave us nothing. I went over 12 hours without food and it was 25 hours before I was able to finally go to sleep from the day before. Safety was seriously compromised given that I don't remember making the necessary FAA required announcements or safety checks and someone else had to check my door. The rest of the crew and I were physically and mentally deprived during this duty period as there was no notice that we would be drafted and used for the all-nighter return. Safety was seriously compromised and if an in flight emergency like fire or violence or heart attack would have occurred I know I would not have responded in any useful manner. I was falling asleep in my jumpseat and I could barely stay awake. As purser on board I consider this to be a very dangerous an unsafe circumstance. I have done turnarounds many times before including all-nighter turnarounds but never in my 28 years have I ever felt like this. If this were to happen again I would refuse the trip for reasons of fatigue. No one should be forced to stay up in excess of 25 hours without being given the chance to rest and eat sufficiently.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 flight attendants report being assigned another six hour leg after landing at their expected layover destination; resulting in a 13 and a half hour duty day and an all night flight.

Narrative: We were supposed to get off the plane for a layover at approximately XA:00 PM local that evening (XD:00 our time). Instead we were drafted to get back on the plane and work the all-nighter home without sufficient notice or sleep. As a result; I'm not sure if I actually did a preflight safety check or not. I do not remember checking seat belts during the flight. I watched other crew members falling asleep. I spilled cups in the aisle and in the galley and was very clumsy during the flight. I don't remember disarming my door. I don't remember going out to the parking lot at the end of the trip. I asked for crew meals to sustain us through the night for this 13hr 30min duty day before we left; but they gave us nothing. I went over 12 hours without food and it was 25 hours before I was able to finally go to sleep from the day before. Safety was seriously compromised given that I don't remember making the necessary FAA required announcements or safety checks and someone else had to check my door. The rest of the crew and I were physically and mentally deprived during this duty period as there was no notice that we would be drafted and used for the all-nighter return. Safety was seriously compromised and if an in flight emergency like fire or violence or heart attack would have occurred I know I would not have responded in any useful manner. I was falling asleep in my jumpseat and I could barely stay awake. As Purser on board I consider this to be a very dangerous an unsafe circumstance. I have done turnarounds many times before including all-nighter turnarounds but never in my 28 years have I ever felt like this. If this were to happen again I would refuse the trip for reasons of fatigue. No one should be forced to stay up in excess of 25 hours without being given the chance to rest and eat sufficiently.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.