Narrative:

I was called by the crew desk at approximately XA15 on oct/fri/03 and assigned number after being advised several hours earlier I was going to be assigned a flight to iad at around XA00. The new flight departed at XE00 in 3 hours 35 mins. I was asked to expedite my arrival to decision ht to las as they would have to hold the flight for me. It was a deadheading flight to las and flight X. En route, I received an ACARS from the crew desk amending my deadheading on air carrier to ewr to pick up a jfk trip. I connected to ewr on air carrier and overnighted in ewr. There was no xportation waiting in ewr and it required approximately 30 mins to arrange for a limo. Upon arrival at the hotel, there was another wait as the hotel was apparently not advised of my arrival and it took awhile to get a room. I slept very little (approximately 4 hours) in ewr due to noise in the hotel. Continued the day as scheduled. Day #3 was an XE00 departure. I arrived at ewr and experienced the same problems with xportation and hotel as previously experienced. Desk called me at XG25 and advised that they were amending my trip from a scheduled XE00 ewr to lga at XB00 and fly lga-den, then deadheading den-sfo. My sleep pattern was again disturbed -- now 3 out of 4 nights. So I departed from ewr with virtually no rest to lga. I flew the assignment as scheduled. I feel that in retrospect, I should have refused the reassignment in ewr. However, I continued to den and sfo. I arrived in sfo extremely fatigued and called crew desk to report fatigued when I got home at XC00. I believe that I was in danger of a human factors error as I found myself forgetting to comply with basic SOP. It is acceptable to call in sick but not to call in tired. I believe we need to address this issue, especially among the A320 fleet, as many are flying in excess of 90 hours/month and I feel we are in danger of a human factors incident or an accident due to fatigue.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A 3 DAY SEQUENCE COMPLETED BY AN AIRLINE CAPT ILLUSTRATES HOW SCHEDULE CHANGES AND SLEEP PATTERN INTERRUPTIONS CAN LEAD TO FATIGUE.

Narrative: I WAS CALLED BY THE CREW DESK AT APPROX XA15 ON OCT/FRI/03 AND ASSIGNED NUMBER AFTER BEING ADVISED SEVERAL HRS EARLIER I WAS GOING TO BE ASSIGNED A FLT TO IAD AT AROUND XA00. THE NEW FLT DEPARTED AT XE00 IN 3 HRS 35 MINS. I WAS ASKED TO EXPEDITE MY ARR TO DECISION HT TO LAS AS THEY WOULD HAVE TO HOLD THE FLT FOR ME. IT WAS A DEADHEADING FLT TO LAS AND FLT X. ENRTE, I RECEIVED AN ACARS FROM THE CREW DESK AMENDING MY DEADHEADING ON ACR TO EWR TO PICK UP A JFK TRIP. I CONNECTED TO EWR ON ACR AND OVERNIGHTED IN EWR. THERE WAS NO XPORTATION WAITING IN EWR AND IT REQUIRED APPROX 30 MINS TO ARRANGE FOR A LIMO. UPON ARR AT THE HOTEL, THERE WAS ANOTHER WAIT AS THE HOTEL WAS APPARENTLY NOT ADVISED OF MY ARR AND IT TOOK AWHILE TO GET A ROOM. I SLEPT VERY LITTLE (APPROX 4 HRS) IN EWR DUE TO NOISE IN THE HOTEL. CONTINUED THE DAY AS SCHEDULED. DAY #3 WAS AN XE00 DEP. I ARRIVED AT EWR AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBS WITH XPORTATION AND HOTEL AS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED. DESK CALLED ME AT XG25 AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AMENDING MY TRIP FROM A SCHEDULED XE00 EWR TO LGA AT XB00 AND FLY LGA-DEN, THEN DEADHEADING DEN-SFO. MY SLEEP PATTERN WAS AGAIN DISTURBED -- NOW 3 OUT OF 4 NIGHTS. SO I DEPARTED FROM EWR WITH VIRTUALLY NO REST TO LGA. I FLEW THE ASSIGNMENT AS SCHEDULED. I FEEL THAT IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE REFUSED THE REASSIGNMENT IN EWR. HOWEVER, I CONTINUED TO DEN AND SFO. I ARRIVED IN SFO EXTREMELY FATIGUED AND CALLED CREW DESK TO RPT FATIGUED WHEN I GOT HOME AT XC00. I BELIEVE THAT I WAS IN DANGER OF A HUMAN FACTORS ERROR AS I FOUND MYSELF FORGETTING TO COMPLY WITH BASIC SOP. IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO CALL IN SICK BUT NOT TO CALL IN TIRED. I BELIEVE WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE A320 FLEET, AS MANY ARE FLYING IN EXCESS OF 90 HRS/MONTH AND I FEEL WE ARE IN DANGER OF A HUMAN FACTORS INCIDENT OR AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FATIGUE.

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.