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A B767-300ER first officer reports lack of rest on long overwater flight due to passenger activity. On approach, reports being behind airplane because of fatigue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 638797 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : czqx.airport |
| State Reference | NF |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 638797 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : relief pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I took the last break on our way back from paris. I was really tired. I think the wake-up is about XA00. There was a passenger in the seat next to the crew rest seat, which happens a lot on this flight since I have flown the trip 2 months in a row. Anyway, the passenger kept hitting my chair and letting out gas and coughing, I think he was sick. Behind my seat were some kids, and they kept getting in and out of their seats so that, too, didn't allow me to sleep. I thought it was a very bad situation because I know the relief pilot was not able to sleep also. During the approach I was so behind the airplane. In hindsight, I should have let the captain fly the approach. Despite our uneventful flight, I felt bad for being so behind the aircraft. If anything were to happen, I know it was because of fatigue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300ER FO RPTS LACK OF REST ON LONG OVERWATER FLT DUE TO PAX ACTIVITY. ON APCH, RPTS BEING BEHIND AIRPLANE BECAUSE OF FATIGUE.
Narrative: I TOOK THE LAST BREAK ON OUR WAY BACK FROM PARIS. I WAS REALLY TIRED. I THINK THE WAKE-UP IS ABOUT XA00. THERE WAS A PAX IN THE SEAT NEXT TO THE CREW REST SEAT, WHICH HAPPENS A LOT ON THIS FLT SINCE I HAVE FLOWN THE TRIP 2 MONTHS IN A ROW. ANYWAY, THE PAX KEPT HITTING MY CHAIR AND LETTING OUT GAS AND COUGHING, I THINK HE WAS SICK. BEHIND MY SEAT WERE SOME KIDS, AND THEY KEPT GETTING IN AND OUT OF THEIR SEATS SO THAT, TOO, DIDN'T ALLOW ME TO SLEEP. I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY BAD SIT BECAUSE I KNOW THE RELIEF PLT WAS NOT ABLE TO SLEEP ALSO. DURING THE APCH I WAS SO BEHIND THE AIRPLANE. IN HINDSIGHT, I SHOULD HAVE LET THE CAPT FLY THE APCH. DESPITE OUR UNEVENTFUL FLT, I FELT BAD FOR BEING SO BEHIND THE ACFT. IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN, I KNOW IT WAS BECAUSE OF 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.