A flight attendant on an EMB120 complains of being intimidated to fly. Though legal, she cited extreme fatigue as being detrimental to her ability to perform her duties on aircraft at dfw, tx.

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Attributes
ACN	510411
Time
Date	200104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Rain Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 119
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : flight attendant in charge
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2.5 flight attendant time total : 2.5 flight attendant time type : 95
ASRS Report	510411
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Weather Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

The problem was as a flight attendant I have been on duty for 9 days straight without a calendar day off. I was actually only legal by 6 mins. The flight was extremely turbulent and I felt that if there had been an emergency that I would have been unable to perform an emergency evacuate/evacuation. I was physically and mentally exhausted and I was unfit to fly. I was told to fly anyway or suffer the consequences.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT ATTENDANT ON AN EMB120 COMPLAINS OF BEING INTIMIDATED TO FLY. THOUGH LEGAL, SHE CITED EXTREME FATIGUE AS BEING DETRIMENTAL TO HER ABILITY TO PERFORM HER DUTIES ON ACFT AT DFW, TX.

Narrative: THE PROB WAS AS A FLT ATTENDANT I HAVE BEEN ON DUTY FOR 9 DAYS STRAIGHT WITHOUT A CALENDAR DAY OFF. I WAS ACTUALLY ONLY LEGAL BY 6 MINS. THE FLT WAS EXTREMELY TURBULENT AND I FELT THAT IF THERE HAD BEEN AN EMER THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PERFORM AN EMER EVAC. I WAS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY EXHAUSTED AND I WAS UNFIT TO FLY. I WAS TOLD TO FLY ANYWAY OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES.

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.