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Air carrier captain reported he intended to fly even though he was fatigued; due to fear of his airline refusing to accept his fatigue claim.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1533137 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I am so exhausted. I am beyond tired. But for fear of denial of a fatigue call I'm going to fly fatigued. I have got minimum rest for 2 nights now [and] haven't been able to sleep at the hotels. I had issues with my hotel last night. I am terrified to call in fatigued because it will be denied and then will count as a sick call and I only have one of those because [my airline] would rather us fly sick and fatigued. I don't know what else to [say]. [Suggestions] don't penalize crew members for calling in fatigued or sick.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported he intended to fly even though he was fatigued; due to fear of his airline refusing to accept his fatigue claim.
Narrative: I am so exhausted. I am beyond tired. But for fear of denial of a fatigue call I'm going to fly fatigued. I have got minimum rest for 2 nights now [and] haven't been able to sleep at the hotels. I had issues with my hotel last night. I am terrified to call in fatigued because it will be denied and then will count as a sick call and I only have one of those because [my airline] would rather us fly sick and fatigued. I don't know what else to [say]. [Suggestions] Don't penalize crew members for calling in fatigued or sick.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.