Narrative:

Air carrier does what we call 'stand-ups.' you leave ZZZ at XA00 or so, fly to a destination and return at about XJ00. You have to do this 3 days in a row or they will take your monthly pay guaranteed. Since you will only fly about 30 hours for the month, dropping 1 of these trips will cost you dollars. These type of trips you are forced to do are dangerous. You make lots of mistakes, mostly little stuff, but you see that you are doing a bad job. You get 3-4 hours of sleep per night. During the day, you really can't make up the sleep you miss. You can't drink coffee because you have to try to sleep as soon as you get in on both ends. This split shift kind of thing should be illegal, or at least separated by a 24 hour rest period, not the current 11 hours!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B717 CAPT COMPLAINS OF 'STAND UP OVERNIGHTS' WHICH CAUSE DISRUPTION OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHM AND EXTREME CREW FATIGUE.

Narrative: ACR DOES WHAT WE CALL 'STAND-UPS.' YOU LEAVE ZZZ AT XA00 OR SO, FLY TO A DESTINATION AND RETURN AT ABOUT XJ00. YOU HAVE TO DO THIS 3 DAYS IN A ROW OR THEY WILL TAKE YOUR MONTHLY PAY GUARANTEED. SINCE YOU WILL ONLY FLY ABOUT 30 HRS FOR THE MONTH, DROPPING 1 OF THESE TRIPS WILL COST YOU DOLLARS. THESE TYPE OF TRIPS YOU ARE FORCED TO DO ARE DANGEROUS. YOU MAKE LOTS OF MISTAKES, MOSTLY LITTLE STUFF, BUT YOU SEE THAT YOU ARE DOING A BAD JOB. YOU GET 3-4 HRS OF SLEEP PER NIGHT. DURING THE DAY, YOU REALLY CAN'T MAKE UP THE SLEEP YOU MISS. YOU CAN'T DRINK COFFEE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TRY TO SLEEP AS SOON AS YOU GET IN ON BOTH ENDS. THIS SPLIT SHIFT KIND OF THING SHOULD BE ILLEGAL, OR AT LEAST SEPARATED BY A 24 HR REST PERIOD, NOT THE CURRENT 11 HRS!

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.