<< >> NASA ASRS Report 618302, May 2004

B737-300 captain reports crew scheduling phone call interrupted minimum layover and resulted in operating her schedule in a fatigued and unsafe condition.

Attributes
ACN	618302
Time
Date	200405
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : rest period
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	618302
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Arrived at the hotel at XA00 with minimum layover (9 hours behind the door). Wake-up call was set for XJ00. Crew desk called at XF15 to advise me that I would be deadheading on scheduled work flight versus actually flying trip to correct 30/7 problem. I asked scheduler if my report time had changed. He said no. I then asked him why he had called and woke me up on a short night. He said his supervisor told him to call. Air carrier X does not respect the spirit of the witlow ruling, and in any case, appears to be vindictive towards its pilots. After arriving ord, I did a cle turn. Returning to ord on flight abc, I was completely exhausted. I will never turn a wheel again under similar circumstances.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 CAPT RPTS CREW SCHEDULING PHONE CALL INTERRUPTED MINIMUM LAYOVER AND RESULTED IN OPERATING HER SCHEDULE IN A FATIGUED AND UNSAFE CONDITION.

Narrative: ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL AT XA00 WITH MINIMUM LAYOVER (9 HRS BEHIND THE DOOR). WAKE-UP CALL WAS SET FOR XJ00. CREW DESK CALLED AT XF15 TO ADVISE ME THAT I WOULD BE DEADHEADING ON SCHEDULED WORK FLT VERSUS ACTUALLY FLYING TRIP TO CORRECT 30/7 PROB. I ASKED SCHEDULER IF MY RPT TIME HAD CHANGED. HE SAID NO. I THEN ASKED HIM WHY HE HAD CALLED AND WOKE ME UP ON A SHORT NIGHT. HE SAID HIS SUPVR TOLD HIM TO CALL. ACR X DOES NOT RESPECT THE SPIRIT OF THE WITLOW RULING, AND IN ANY CASE, APPEARS TO BE VINDICTIVE TOWARDS ITS PLTS. AFTER ARRIVING ORD, I DID A CLE TURN. RETURNING TO ORD ON FLT ABC, I WAS COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED. I WILL NEVER TURN A WHEEL AGAIN UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

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.