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An air carrier freighter captain complains that his company schedules reserve flight crew personnel without regard to normal biorhythms of their domiciles.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401185 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 : 9500 |
| ASRS Report | 401185 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At my freight air carrier they use the 121.471 rules to their maximum benefit, with no regard to flying the back side of the clock (nights). Also, our reserve policy is the junior man out all the time while senior people stay at home for weeks at a time. The only way junior people may seek relief is by calling in sick, taking a day off without pay (out of sick days). Fatigue. My event began in san antonio, tx, where I awoke from sleep at XA00. That night, I flew sat-dal-cvg-slc-smf, apr/wed/98 at XS00, apr/thu/98 I went to sleep. My biorhythms wake me up regardless to when I go to sleep at XB00 or XW00. This was no different. At XV45 (3 hours 45 mins of rest) I woke up, unable to return to sleep. XP30 I return to work and fly smf-slc-cvg. At XB15 the next day I was assigned a trip leaving in 1 hour to cvg-mci-den. WX in den was marginal at best. I would have landed in den around XS00. Looking back to my last good rest in san antonio, I would have had 3 hours 45 mins of rest in the past 42 hours, while attempting to land in minimum WX conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FREIGHTER CAPT COMPLAINS THAT HIS COMPANY SCHEDULES RESERVE FLC PERSONNEL WITHOUT REGARD TO NORMAL BIORHYTHMS OF THEIR DOMICILES.
Narrative: AT MY FREIGHT ACR THEY USE THE 121.471 RULES TO THEIR MAX BENEFIT, WITH NO REGARD TO FLYING THE BACK SIDE OF THE CLOCK (NIGHTS). ALSO, OUR RESERVE POLICY IS THE JUNIOR MAN OUT ALL THE TIME WHILE SENIOR PEOPLE STAY AT HOME FOR WKS AT A TIME. THE ONLY WAY JUNIOR PEOPLE MAY SEEK RELIEF IS BY CALLING IN SICK, TAKING A DAY OFF WITHOUT PAY (OUT OF SICK DAYS). FATIGUE. MY EVENT BEGAN IN SAN ANTONIO, TX, WHERE I AWOKE FROM SLEEP AT XA00. THAT NIGHT, I FLEW SAT-DAL-CVG-SLC-SMF, APR/WED/98 AT XS00, APR/THU/98 I WENT TO SLEEP. MY BIORHYTHMS WAKE ME UP REGARDLESS TO WHEN I GO TO SLEEP AT XB00 OR XW00. THIS WAS NO DIFFERENT. AT XV45 (3 HRS 45 MINS OF REST) I WOKE UP, UNABLE TO RETURN TO SLEEP. XP30 I RETURN TO WORK AND FLY SMF-SLC-CVG. AT XB15 THE NEXT DAY I WAS ASSIGNED A TRIP LEAVING IN 1 HR TO CVG-MCI-DEN. WX IN DEN WAS MARGINAL AT BEST. I WOULD HAVE LANDED IN DEN AROUND XS00. LOOKING BACK TO MY LAST GOOD REST IN SAN ANTONIO, I WOULD HAVE HAD 3 HRS 45 MINS OF REST IN THE PAST 42 HRS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN MINIMUM WX CONDITIONS.
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.