A320 captain complains the crew schedulers awoke him in at XA00 in the morning to assign a trip leav...

Attributes
ACN	700346
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	700346
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	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:

I am on reserve for the first time in about 4 yrs. I was assigned a short-call line which would start at XA00 on jun/xa/06. At XA01 the crew desk called me with an assignment to fly a trip departing at XJ58 the next day. They woke me up at XA00 in the morning for an afternoon flight! What utter nonsense this is. Who bought off on this? I couldn't get back to sleep; and so after only 4 hours of sleep I'm supposed to fly safely? On the ground in ZZZ; while taxiing out; I made 3 mistakes within 10 mins; any of which could have caused an accident or cost my license. No more. If something had happened I would have been hung out to dry; and air carrier would just say 'he had legal crew rest.' what bunk. If you don't change this system soon; there will be a major accident and it will be fatigue!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CAPT COMPLAINS THE CREW SCHEDULERS AWOKE HIM IN AT XA00 IN THE MORNING TO ASSIGN A TRIP LEAVING IN THE AFTERNOON.

Narrative: I AM ON RESERVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ABOUT 4 YRS. I WAS ASSIGNED A SHORT-CALL LINE WHICH WOULD START AT XA00 ON JUN/XA/06. AT XA01 THE CREW DESK CALLED ME WITH AN ASSIGNMENT TO FLY A TRIP DEPARTING AT XJ58 THE NEXT DAY. THEY WOKE ME UP AT XA00 IN THE MORNING FOR AN AFTERNOON FLT! WHAT UTTER NONSENSE THIS IS. WHO BOUGHT OFF ON THIS? I COULDN'T GET BACK TO SLEEP; AND SO AFTER ONLY 4 HRS OF SLEEP I'M SUPPOSED TO FLY SAFELY? ON THE GND IN ZZZ; WHILE TAXIING OUT; I MADE 3 MISTAKES WITHIN 10 MINS; ANY OF WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR COST MY LICENSE. NO MORE. IF SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED I WOULD HAVE BEEN HUNG OUT TO DRY; AND ACR WOULD JUST SAY 'HE HAD LEGAL CREW REST.' WHAT BUNK. IF YOU DON'T CHANGE THIS SYS SOON; THERE WILL BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND IT WILL BE FATIGUE!

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.

A320 captain complains the crew schedulers awoke him in at XA00 in the morning to assign a trip leaving in the afternoon.