Reporter on reserve duty for regional airline complains of fatigue resulting from work rules.

Attributes
ACN	155946
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	155946
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I work for a regional airline and am on a 24 hour reserve subject for a call at any time. I received a call 2 hours prior to show time for a trip. This trip had been scheduled for me 1 day prior but I got no prior notification! This is routine, not the exception. This trip is a continuous duty overnight which means we get 3 hours of sleep in a hotel. I feel that on the trip I fly well below average. This is just asking for an accident. PIC far's state that I must not have a medical deficiency (far 61.53), but I can pass a medical but not perform up to my potential. I cannot call in sick for this reason. If I do, all of us know that we will receive disciplinary action. Please look at this safety problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER ON RESERVE DUTY FOR REGIONAL AIRLINE COMPLAINS OF FATIGUE RESULTING FROM WORK RULES.

Narrative: I WORK FOR A REGIONAL AIRLINE AND AM ON A 24 HR RESERVE SUBJECT FOR A CALL AT ANY TIME. I RECEIVED A CALL 2 HRS PRIOR TO SHOW TIME FOR A TRIP. THIS TRIP HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR ME 1 DAY PRIOR BUT I GOT NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION! THIS IS ROUTINE, NOT THE EXCEPTION. THIS TRIP IS A CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHT WHICH MEANS WE GET 3 HRS OF SLEEP IN A HOTEL. I FEEL THAT ON THE TRIP I FLY WELL BELOW AVERAGE. THIS IS JUST ASKING FOR AN ACCIDENT. PIC FAR'S STATE THAT I MUST NOT HAVE A MEDICAL DEFICIENCY (FAR 61.53), BUT I CAN PASS A MEDICAL BUT NOT PERFORM UP TO MY POTENTIAL. I CANNOT CALL IN SICK FOR THIS REASON. IF I DO, ALL OF US KNOW THAT WE WILL RECEIVE DISCIPLINARY ACTION. PLEASE LOOK AT THIS SAFETY PROB.

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