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A B767-300 captain asserted that a particular trip combination should not be used in the future, due to fatigue hazards created by the pairings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 602087 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sea.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 602087 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I have flown this particular 2-DAY trip consisting of mia-sfo, layover then sfo-san-sfo-mia 7 times during the past 7 weeks. It has proven to be an extremely tiring trip. Pairing a san turn on day 2 with the nonstop to mia in the wintertime on the west coast has proven to be unwise in my estimation. The WX in san (early morning arrival with fog and low clouds) and the typical south and east operation in sfo due to cold fronts, creates long delays, holding, and low minimum approachs at both airports. Coupled with the fact that the aircraft for sfo-mia arrives from iad, which also causes departure delays due to late inbound (bad east coast WX), this identify should be banned. It had taken me a full day off following this identify to fully recover, and since the lines were built with a 2 day on, 1 day off pattern, the entire sequence was quite fatiguing. I flew over 8 hours on 2 of the trips, and had 1 duty day of 14 hours 47 mins. This particular trip should not be built in the future as the potential for fatigue is too great.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 CAPT ASSERTED THAT A PARTICULAR TRIP COMBINATION SHOULD NOT BE USED IN THE FUTURE, DUE TO FATIGUE HAZARDS CREATED BY THE PAIRINGS.
Narrative: I HAVE FLOWN THIS PARTICULAR 2-DAY TRIP CONSISTING OF MIA-SFO, LAYOVER THEN SFO-SAN-SFO-MIA 7 TIMES DURING THE PAST 7 WKS. IT HAS PROVEN TO BE AN EXTREMELY TIRING TRIP. PAIRING A SAN TURN ON DAY 2 WITH THE NONSTOP TO MIA IN THE WINTERTIME ON THE WEST COAST HAS PROVEN TO BE UNWISE IN MY ESTIMATION. THE WX IN SAN (EARLY MORNING ARR WITH FOG AND LOW CLOUDS) AND THE TYPICAL S AND E OP IN SFO DUE TO COLD FRONTS, CREATES LONG DELAYS, HOLDING, AND LOW MINIMUM APCHS AT BOTH ARPTS. COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THE ACFT FOR SFO-MIA ARRIVES FROM IAD, WHICH ALSO CAUSES DEP DELAYS DUE TO LATE INBOUND (BAD EAST COAST WX), THIS IDENT SHOULD BE BANNED. IT HAD TAKEN ME A FULL DAY OFF FOLLOWING THIS IDENT TO FULLY RECOVER, AND SINCE THE LINES WERE BUILT WITH A 2 DAY ON, 1 DAY OFF PATTERN, THE ENTIRE SEQUENCE WAS QUITE FATIGUING. I FLEW OVER 8 HRS ON 2 OF THE TRIPS, AND HAD 1 DUTY DAY OF 14 HRS 47 MINS. THIS PARTICULAR TRIP SHOULD NOT BE BUILT IN THE FUTURE AS THE POTENTIAL FOR FATIGUE IS TOO GREAT.
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.