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B737 first officer describes a fatiguing trip paring that is far legal but should not be.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1078634 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201303 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 10500 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
If I were to design a purposefully fatigue inducing trip within the fars; I don't think I could do a better job. The first day had a 04:45 report time. Both the captain and I had to wake at about 03:00 in order to report. The next day had a 05:35 report; necessitating a wake up of about 04:30 (times are eastern). Day three brought another early morning (although not nearly so early as the first two) followed by a double duty period including a two leg red-eye [seven hours total]. I am accustomed to red eyes and double duty periods by now; but this was extreme. Wocl incursions occurred 3 times during the trip. I am (objectively) young and fit compared to the general pilot pool; and I struggled to get adequate rest and remain alert. The trip ended friday morning and I did not feel even moderately recovered until sunday.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 First Officer describes a fatiguing trip paring that is FAR legal but should not be.
Narrative: If I were to design a purposefully fatigue inducing trip within the FARs; I don't think I could do a better job. The first day had a 04:45 report time. Both the Captain and I had to wake at about 03:00 in order to report. The next day had a 05:35 report; necessitating a wake up of about 04:30 (times are Eastern). Day three brought another early morning (although not nearly so early as the first two) followed by a double duty period including a two leg red-eye [seven hours total]. I am accustomed to red eyes and double duty periods by now; but this was extreme. WOCL incursions occurred 3 times during the trip. I am (objectively) young and fit compared to the general pilot pool; and I struggled to get adequate rest and remain alert. The trip ended Friday morning and I did not feel even moderately recovered until Sunday.
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.