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A320 first officer notes how fatigued he is after 3 consecutive late night arrs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 606760 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 606760 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Pairing was A320 on dec/fri/03. Day one was extremely fatiguing, with arrival after XA00 home domicile time after 3 legs. Cumulative fatigue on day two as well, due to the late arrival on day one and body-clock wakeup after about 7 hours of sleep followed by another late night arrival. This pairing has 3 consecutive late night arrs. It has no really short layovers, but it's just not possible to get 8 hours of sleep after getting to the hotel at XA00-XE00, body clock time. Most people wakeup at a fairly consistent home-domicile time, regardless of bed time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FO NOTES HOW FATIGUED HE IS AFTER 3 CONSECUTIVE LATE NIGHT ARRS.
Narrative: PAIRING WAS A320 ON DEC/FRI/03. DAY ONE WAS EXTREMELY FATIGUING, WITH ARR AFTER XA00 HOME DOMICILE TIME AFTER 3 LEGS. CUMULATIVE FATIGUE ON DAY TWO AS WELL, DUE TO THE LATE ARR ON DAY ONE AND BODY-CLOCK WAKEUP AFTER ABOUT 7 HRS OF SLEEP FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LATE NIGHT ARR. THIS PAIRING HAS 3 CONSECUTIVE LATE NIGHT ARRS. IT HAS NO REALLY SHORT LAYOVERS, BUT IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE TO GET 8 HRS OF SLEEP AFTER GETTING TO THE HOTEL AT XA00-XE00, BODY CLOCK TIME. MOST PEOPLE WAKEUP AT A FAIRLY CONSISTENT HOME-DOMICILE TIME, REGARDLESS OF BED TIME.
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.