An MD80 first officer complains of the lack of rest at his layover hotel, resulting in a localizer o...

Attributes
ACN	580498
Time
Date	200304
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 17c other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	580498
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to original clearance none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I have received interrupted crew rest the last 2 nights. At the hotel X, I was assigned an outside room facing the airport. I was awoken at XA45 and XF15 by aircraft noise -- receiving 4 1/2 hours of uninterrupted crew rest. At hotel Y, I was awoken 2 hours before the end of planned crew rest of socializing housekeeping staff yelling north front of my room. During approach at dfw, I was late to slow to a published speed and I overshot the final to runway 17C. Neither approach nor the tower mentioned the deviations. They were relatively minor, but below the standards of a rested crew member. I request coverage for my flts on apr/tue and apr/wed for any unobserved errors incurred while flying under the potential ill effects of fatigue induced by the reduced crew rest. As the experts have advised us, once we are fatigued, we cannot accurately judge that we are indeed fatigued. Air carrier X has essentially no specific contractual language as to what is or is not acceptable as a crew rest hotel, so we have very little recourse when provided inadequate rest facilities other than ask for coverage under the reporting system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FO COMPLAINS OF THE LACK OF REST AT HIS LAYOVER HOTEL, RESULTING IN A LOC OVERSHOOT AFTER A SPD DEV ON APCH TO DFW, TX.

Narrative: I HAVE RECEIVED INTERRUPTED CREW REST THE LAST 2 NIGHTS. AT THE HOTEL X, I WAS ASSIGNED AN OUTSIDE ROOM FACING THE ARPT. I WAS AWOKEN AT XA45 AND XF15 BY ACFT NOISE -- RECEIVING 4 1/2 HRS OF UNINTERRUPTED CREW REST. AT HOTEL Y, I WAS AWOKEN 2 HRS BEFORE THE END OF PLANNED CREW REST OF SOCIALIZING HOUSEKEEPING STAFF YELLING N FRONT OF MY ROOM. DURING APCH AT DFW, I WAS LATE TO SLOW TO A PUBLISHED SPD AND I OVERSHOT THE FINAL TO RWY 17C. NEITHER APCH NOR THE TWR MENTIONED THE DEVS. THEY WERE RELATIVELY MINOR, BUT BELOW THE STANDARDS OF A RESTED CREW MEMBER. I REQUEST COVERAGE FOR MY FLTS ON APR/TUE AND APR/WED FOR ANY UNOBSERVED ERRORS INCURRED WHILE FLYING UNDER THE POTENTIAL ILL EFFECTS OF FATIGUE INDUCED BY THE REDUCED CREW REST. AS THE EXPERTS HAVE ADVISED US, ONCE WE ARE FATIGUED, WE CANNOT ACCURATELY JUDGE THAT WE ARE INDEED FATIGUED. ACR X HAS ESSENTIALLY NO SPECIFIC CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE AS TO WHAT IS OR IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS A CREW REST HOTEL, SO WE HAVE VERY LITTLE RECOURSE WHEN PROVIDED INADEQUATE REST FACILITIES OTHER THAN ASK FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE RPTING SYS.

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.

An MD80 first officer complains of the lack of rest at his layover hotel, resulting in a localizer overshoot after a speed deviation on approach to dfw, tx.