B757 flight crew member has a fatigue issue regarding scheduling.

Attributes
ACN	699913
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	699913
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Unsafe scheduling practice. May have experienced multiple micro sleeps. Only had a short nap this afternoon. Unable to FLIP circadian rhythm. Awake nearly 24 hours and attempted to land aircraft. Choice is to tell scheduling no and get fired or fly the trip. I need the job.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW MEMBER HAS A FATIGUE ISSUE REGARDING SCHEDULING.

Narrative: UNSAFE SCHEDULING PRACTICE. MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE MICRO SLEEPS. ONLY HAD A SHORT NAP THIS AFTERNOON. UNABLE TO FLIP CIRCADIAN RHYTHM. AWAKE NEARLY 24 HRS AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ACFT. CHOICE IS TO TELL SCHEDULING NO AND GET FIRED OR FLY THE TRIP. I NEED THE JOB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.