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A320 flight crew on last day of pairing exhibits fatigue and poor communication and approach procedures. Poor scheduling blamed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 385924 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pxr |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab tracon : phx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 385924 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On the last day of pairing, considerable fatigue was apparent. During the leg from rno to phx, both of us, the pilots, felt unsafe. I was the PNF in charge of radio communications. I missed numerous frequency changes and at one point accepted a clearance meant for another flight number (my phone number). On short final, I mistakenly turned off both ILS displays thinking runway 26R was runway 26L. With each other's help we managed to complete the flight without incident. This type of schedule should be illegal. Airlines should not be allowed to fly their pilots up to maximum time permitted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLC ON LAST DAY OF PAIRING EXHIBITS FATIGUE AND POOR COM AND APCH PROCS. POOR SCHEDULING BLAMED.
Narrative: ON THE LAST DAY OF PAIRING, CONSIDERABLE FATIGUE WAS APPARENT. DURING THE LEG FROM RNO TO PHX, BOTH OF US, THE PLTS, FELT UNSAFE. I WAS THE PNF IN CHARGE OF RADIO COMS. I MISSED NUMEROUS FREQ CHANGES AND AT ONE POINT ACCEPTED A CLRNC MEANT FOR ANOTHER FLT NUMBER (MY PHONE NUMBER). ON SHORT FINAL, I MISTAKENLY TURNED OFF BOTH ILS DISPLAYS THINKING RWY 26R WAS RWY 26L. WITH EACH OTHER'S HELP WE MANAGED TO COMPLETE THE FLT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS TYPE OF SCHEDULE SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. AIRLINES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO FLY THEIR PLTS UP TO MAX TIME PERMITTED.
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.