<< >> NASA ASRS Report 173179, March 1991

Reader of callback suggests pilots pack a lunch if they are without meals to the point of being unsafe to fly.

Attributes
ACN	173179
Time
Date	199103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tus
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : san
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	173179
Events
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I read with interest the article on pilot eating habits in the 3/91 issue of 'callback' #142. Although I think it is deplorable that all companies don't treat their flight crews better by giving them adequate time to sleep or eat, I find it hard to believe pilots (flight crews) don't figure out a way to handle the 'lack of food problems' if they admit that it causes safety problems. If I were a pilot and my company didn't provide regular meals or reasonable time for me to get proper meals, I think I could figure out a way to pack my own nourishing lunch so I wouldn't become unsafe due to lack of food. If the pilots you quoted are so dependent on someone else taking care of them in all respects, then I doubt if I'd like to be a passenger in a plane they fly.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: READER OF CALLBACK SUGGESTS PLTS PACK A LUNCH IF THEY ARE WITHOUT MEALS TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE TO FLY.

Narrative: I READ WITH INTEREST THE ARTICLE ON PLT EATING HABITS IN THE 3/91 ISSUE OF 'CALLBACK' #142. ALTHOUGH I THINK IT IS DEPLORABLE THAT ALL COMPANIES DON'T TREAT THEIR FLT CREWS BETTER BY GIVING THEM ADEQUATE TIME TO SLEEP OR EAT, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE PLTS (FLT CREWS) DON'T FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HANDLE THE 'LACK OF FOOD PROBS' IF THEY ADMIT THAT IT CAUSES SAFETY PROBS. IF I WERE A PLT AND MY COMPANY DIDN'T PROVIDE REGULAR MEALS OR REASONABLE TIME FOR ME TO GET PROPER MEALS, I THINK I COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY TO PACK MY OWN NOURISHING LUNCH SO I WOULDN'T BECOME UNSAFE DUE TO LACK OF FOOD. IF THE PLTS YOU QUOTED ARE SO DEPENDENT ON SOMEONE ELSE TAKING CARE OF THEM IN ALL RESPECTS, THEN I DOUBT IF I'D LIKE TO BE A PAX IN A PLANE THEY FLY.

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.