Captain falls asleep during revenue flight.

Attributes
ACN	233057
Time
Date	199302
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mli
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	233057
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During my required rest period I received a telephone call from crew scheduling at XA35. The scheduler was trying to assign a new trip to take place immediately after the trip I was currently assigned to. I did not receive adequate rest, although legal, since I had to report for duty at XX15 the next morning. When brought to the crew scheduler's attention, they indicated there is nothing stated concerning uninterrupted rest. With less than 6 hours sleep, my first officer had to wake me up during a revenue flight. The information concerning a new assignment could have waited until I called to be released from duty the next day. There is a drastic need for the language pertaining to crew rest to be more specific and include a statement that crew rest will be uninterrupted by all personnel including hotel employees.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT FALLS ASLEEP DURING REVENUE FLT.

Narrative: DURING MY REQUIRED REST PERIOD I RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM CREW SCHEDULING AT XA35. THE SCHEDULER WAS TRYING TO ASSIGN A NEW TRIP TO TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TRIP I WAS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO. I DID NOT RECEIVE ADEQUATE REST, ALTHOUGH LEGAL, SINCE I HAD TO RPT FOR DUTY AT XX15 THE NEXT MORNING. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE CREW SCHEDULER'S ATTN, THEY INDICATED THERE IS NOTHING STATED CONCERNING UNINTERRUPTED REST. WITH LESS THAN 6 HRS SLEEP, MY FO HAD TO WAKE ME UP DURING A REVENUE FLT. THE INFO CONCERNING A NEW ASSIGNMENT COULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL I CALLED TO BE RELEASED FROM DUTY THE NEXT DAY. THERE IS A DRASTIC NEED FOR THE LANGUAGE PERTAINING TO CREW REST TO BE MORE SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE A STATEMENT THAT CREW REST WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED BY ALL PERSONNEL INCLUDING HOTEL EMPLOYEES.

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.