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Fatigue report: the trips that air carrier is building for pilots are getting worse. I just flew the worst trip yet and I am fatigued. After flying all night; air carrier expects me to have a less than minimum layover and fly another 5 hours within a 24 hour period. Upon landing we proceeded to the hotel. After getting to and riding the people mover and arrive at the hotel; I called the crew desk and told them we were at the hotel and would need 9 hours. Crew schedule was understanding and I told her we couldn't push back until XA30. Here is how the trip turned out. On the way to las; I was reassigned to fly the next morning to den from las. I tried to sleep the best I could in las. After landing and parked at the gate I grabbed my bags and the trip finally caught up to me. As I was walking to my deadhead flight; I almost collapsed from the fatigue. My chest hurt; my eyes felt heavy; my body weak; and I was slightly disoriented. I made it to my flight and tried to close my eyes. I did sleep a little and am still having difficulty falling asleep tonight. My next trip is in 3 days and I am not sure I will be ready to fly it. When is the FAA going to step in and stop air carrier from building these unsafe trips.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CAPT DESCRIBES UNSAFE AND OVERLY FATIGUING FLT CREW SCHEDULING PRACTICES AT HIS ACR.

Narrative: FATIGUE RPT: THE TRIPS THAT ACR IS BUILDING FOR PLTS ARE GETTING WORSE. I JUST FLEW THE WORST TRIP YET AND I AM FATIGUED. AFTER FLYING ALL NIGHT; ACR EXPECTS ME TO HAVE A LESS THAN MINIMUM LAYOVER AND FLY ANOTHER 5 HRS WITHIN A 24 HR PERIOD. UPON LNDG WE PROCEEDED TO THE HOTEL. AFTER GETTING TO AND RIDING THE PEOPLE MOVER AND ARRIVE AT THE HOTEL; I CALLED THE CREW DESK AND TOLD THEM WE WERE AT THE HOTEL AND WOULD NEED 9 HRS. CREW SCHEDULE WAS UNDERSTANDING AND I TOLD HER WE COULDN'T PUSH BACK UNTIL XA30. HERE IS HOW THE TRIP TURNED OUT. ON THE WAY TO LAS; I WAS REASSIGNED TO FLY THE NEXT MORNING TO DEN FROM LAS. I TRIED TO SLEEP THE BEST I COULD IN LAS. AFTER LNDG AND PARKED AT THE GATE I GRABBED MY BAGS AND THE TRIP FINALLY CAUGHT UP TO ME. AS I WAS WALKING TO MY DEADHEAD FLT; I ALMOST COLLAPSED FROM THE FATIGUE. MY CHEST HURT; MY EYES FELT HVY; MY BODY WEAK; AND I WAS SLIGHTLY DISORIENTED. I MADE IT TO MY FLT AND TRIED TO CLOSE MY EYES. I DID SLEEP A LITTLE AND AM STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY FALLING ASLEEP TONIGHT. MY NEXT TRIP IS IN 3 DAYS AND I AM NOT SURE I WILL BE READY TO FLY IT. WHEN IS THE FAA GOING TO STEP IN AND STOP ACR FROM BUILDING THESE UNSAFE TRIPS.

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.