Narrative:

I had to work 7 days in a row, with many delays and late night flying and many WX delays and equipment problems. At the end of the 5TH day, I ended up having to fly another 2 day trip due to an error that the computer picked up for me. Within 30 seconds of the pick-up of the trip, called the crew desk and told them that this was an error by the computer and I did want to pick the trip. They told me that there was nothing they could do, since this was an embargo date! I told them that I would like likely end up with a legality problem. They said we would deal with it then! I ended up with a 30/7 for the trip on jun/tue/04. I called the crew desk and they told me that most likely they were going to drop the trip that was in my line for jun/tue/04 since it would not make sense to have me fly 1 leg and then deadhead me back. I agreed. When I finished my trip, the crew desk called me and told me that they had changed my 2 day trip to phl of jun/tue/04 to another trip which would leave from lax to bos getting me to bos and then fly to ord and then lax, getting back late the following night. This would have been the 10TH day in a row. I called the crew desk and begged them for a drop. I told them I was tired and that we were not robots. They would not drop the trip. I spoke to the manager who agreed and finally dropped the trip for me with a vacation drop. The pilots should not have to use their vacation and sick leave to be able to rest.

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Title: AN A320 PLT IS CONCERNED THAT HE HAS TO USE VACATION TO GET REST BECAUSE SCHEDULING WOULD NOT LET HIM OUT OF A TRIP.

Narrative: I HAD TO WORK 7 DAYS IN A ROW, WITH MANY DELAYS AND LATE NIGHT FLYING AND MANY WX DELAYS AND EQUIP PROBS. AT THE END OF THE 5TH DAY, I ENDED UP HAVING TO FLY ANOTHER 2 DAY TRIP DUE TO AN ERROR THAT THE COMPUTER PICKED UP FOR ME. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF THE PICK-UP OF THE TRIP, CALLED THE CREW DESK AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS AN ERROR BY THE COMPUTER AND I DID WANT TO PICK THE TRIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, SINCE THIS WAS AN EMBARGO DATE! I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD LIKE LIKELY END UP WITH A LEGALITY PROB. THEY SAID WE WOULD DEAL WITH IT THEN! I ENDED UP WITH A 30/7 FOR THE TRIP ON JUN/TUE/04. I CALLED THE CREW DESK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MOST LIKELY THEY WERE GOING TO DROP THE TRIP THAT WAS IN MY LINE FOR JUN/TUE/04 SINCE IT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE ME FLY 1 LEG AND THEN DEADHEAD ME BACK. I AGREED. WHEN I FINISHED MY TRIP, THE CREW DESK CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD CHANGED MY 2 DAY TRIP TO PHL OF JUN/TUE/04 TO ANOTHER TRIP WHICH WOULD LEAVE FROM LAX TO BOS GETTING ME TO BOS AND THEN FLY TO ORD AND THEN LAX, GETTING BACK LATE THE FOLLOWING NIGHT. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 10TH DAY IN A ROW. I CALLED THE CREW DESK AND BEGGED THEM FOR A DROP. I TOLD THEM I WAS TIRED AND THAT WE WERE NOT ROBOTS. THEY WOULD NOT DROP THE TRIP. I SPOKE TO THE MGR WHO AGREED AND FINALLY DROPPED THE TRIP FOR ME WITH A VACATION DROP. THE PLTS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO USE THEIR VACATION AND SICK LEAVE TO BE ABLE TO REST.

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.