Captain of an medium large transport complains of fatigue.

Attributes
ACN	318567
Time
Date	199510
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mdw tower : bis
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5150 flight time type : 3300
ASRS Report	318567
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flying so tired, it is difficult to remain alert. I'm documenting this flight, but this happens several times a week for me and I know the same happens to the others -- we talk! Air carrier has increased our flying by about 20 percent. Many pilots mix all-night flying with day flying. I hope there is no accident at this property but I fear it might/could happen when you have fatigued pilots flying the traveling public. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter believes that she is being assigned more hours than she can safely handle with the minimum amount of rest. She believes that it is because the company is using as few pilots as possible for economical reasons. She believes that the scheduling does not go over that allowed by the far but does amount to much more than the older established companies. She is worried that there could be an accident because of fatigue. She operates several different models of the B737.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MLG COMPLAINS OF FATIGUE.

Narrative: FLYING SO TIRED, IT IS DIFFICULT TO REMAIN ALERT. I'M DOCUMENTING THIS FLT, BUT THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK FOR ME AND I KNOW THE SAME HAPPENS TO THE OTHERS -- WE TALK! ACR HAS INCREASED OUR FLYING BY ABOUT 20 PERCENT. MANY PLTS MIX ALL-NIGHT FLYING WITH DAY FLYING. I HOPE THERE IS NO ACCIDENT AT THIS PROPERTY BUT I FEAR IT MIGHT/COULD HAPPEN WHEN YOU HAVE FATIGUED PLTS FLYING THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR BELIEVES THAT SHE IS BEING ASSIGNED MORE HRS THAN SHE CAN SAFELY HANDLE WITH THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF REST. SHE BELIEVES THAT IT IS BECAUSE THE COMPANY IS USING AS FEW PLTS AS POSSIBLE FOR ECONOMICAL REASONS. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE SCHEDULING DOES NOT GO OVER THAT ALLOWED BY THE FAR BUT DOES AMOUNT TO MUCH MORE THAN THE OLDER ESTABLISHED COMPANIES. SHE IS WORRIED THAT THERE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF FATIGUE. SHE OPERATES SEVERAL DIFFERENT MODELS OF THE B737.

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.