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B777 captain was not able to rest on the crew break because no crew rest facilities are provided by the air carrier or required by the FAA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 507553 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : czul.artcc |
| State Reference | PQ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 39000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czul.artcc tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Crew fatigue. Another lhr-lax trip with no crew rest bunks. I had the third break and was exhausted due to poor sleep in london. As I tried to sleep, a baby in first class began screaming and continued for 25 mins. Then the passenger across from me began a loud conversation with his seat mate. The business galley was slamming carts along with flight attendant galley banter and the result was no sleep for 3.4 hours. I had earplugs and the noise canceling headset on. After my break, I told the captain I was wiped out and did not feel up to landing the airplane. I gave the landing to the relief pilot and performed his duties. I went to sleep in the operations room for 2 hours prior to trying to drive home. I have noticed an appreciable lack of rest since the bunks have been removed. I hope a solution will be forthcoming.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 CAPT WAS NOT ABLE TO REST ON THE CREW BREAK BECAUSE NO CREW REST FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED BY THE ACR OR REQUIRED BY THE FAA.
Narrative: CREW FATIGUE. ANOTHER LHR-LAX TRIP WITH NO CREW REST BUNKS. I HAD THE THIRD BREAK AND WAS EXHAUSTED DUE TO POOR SLEEP IN LONDON. AS I TRIED TO SLEEP, A BABY IN FIRST CLASS BEGAN SCREAMING AND CONTINUED FOR 25 MINS. THEN THE PAX ACROSS FROM ME BEGAN A LOUD CONVERSATION WITH HIS SEAT MATE. THE BUSINESS GALLEY WAS SLAMMING CARTS ALONG WITH FLT ATTENDANT GALLEY BANTER AND THE RESULT WAS NO SLEEP FOR 3.4 HRS. I HAD EARPLUGS AND THE NOISE CANCELING HEADSET ON. AFTER MY BREAK, I TOLD THE CAPT I WAS WIPED OUT AND DID NOT FEEL UP TO LNDG THE AIRPLANE. I GAVE THE LNDG TO THE RELIEF PLT AND PERFORMED HIS DUTIES. I WENT TO SLEEP IN THE OPS ROOM FOR 2 HRS PRIOR TO TRYING TO DRIVE HOME. I HAVE NOTICED AN APPRECIABLE LACK OF REST SINCE THE BUNKS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. I HOPE A SOLUTION WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
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.