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Flight crew complaint about a schedule that provides legal but inadequate rest at the turn around station.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 129479 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 129479 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Enclosed is a fatigue producing schedule in which an out and back to lax from bwi occurs with in 24 hours. At the end of the trip the crew scan and thinking ability is so poor that it impacts on the safety of the flight. Company shows no disposition to change schedule...despite complaints.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW COMPLAINT ABOUT A SCHEDULE THAT PROVIDES LEGAL BUT INADEQUATE REST AT THE TURN AROUND STATION.
Narrative: ENCLOSED IS A FATIGUE PRODUCING SCHEDULE IN WHICH AN OUT AND BACK TO LAX FROM BWI OCCURS WITH IN 24 HRS. AT THE END OF THE TRIP THE CREW SCAN AND THINKING ABILITY IS SO POOR THAT IT IMPACTS ON THE SAFETY OF THE FLT. COMPANY SHOWS NO DISPOSITION TO CHANGE SCHEDULE...DESPITE COMPLAINTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.