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An AT42 reserve commuter pilot reports about his company's scheduling practices and his resulting fatigue after having flown a standup trip. The reporter was on duty approximately 10 hours and was given a 6 hour rest break during that time period.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334650 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 334650 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was on 24 hour reserve. I received a call early in the evening for a 2 hour show for a mia-NAS-mia-mco standup with scheduled 6 hour 5 min layover in mco. I had to wake up in the early morning and was fatigued when I landed in mco. I was extremely tired after only 3 1/2 hours sleep in mco before flying back to mia. Is this safe for a pilot to be given a last min trip of this type? If I called in sick or fatigued my airline would have threatened me with a letter in my file or fired me for calling in. I had to do the flight!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AT42 RESERVE COMMUTER PLT RPTS ABOUT HIS COMPANY'S SCHEDULING PRACTICES AND HIS RESULTING FATIGUE AFTER HAVING FLOWN A STANDUP TRIP. THE RPTR WAS ON DUTY APPROX 10 HRS AND WAS GIVEN A 6 HR REST BREAK DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.
Narrative: I WAS ON 24 HR RESERVE. I RECEIVED A CALL EARLY IN THE EVENING FOR A 2 HR SHOW FOR A MIA-NAS-MIA-MCO STANDUP WITH SCHEDULED 6 HR 5 MIN LAYOVER IN MCO. I HAD TO WAKE UP IN THE EARLY MORNING AND WAS FATIGUED WHEN I LANDED IN MCO. I WAS EXTREMELY TIRED AFTER ONLY 3 1/2 HRS SLEEP IN MCO BEFORE FLYING BACK TO MIA. IS THIS SAFE FOR A PLT TO BE GIVEN A LAST MIN TRIP OF THIS TYPE? IF I CALLED IN SICK OR FATIGUED MY AIRLINE WOULD HAVE THREATENED ME WITH A LETTER IN MY FILE OR FIRED ME FOR CALLING IN. I HAD TO DO THE FLT!
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.