EMB145 crew falls asleep in-flight.

Attributes
ACN	716338
Time
Date	200610
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	716338
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Blocked in at ZZZ at XA00. Arrived at hotel at XA40 followed by an XH30 wake-up for an XI00 van to airport. At XB40 was awakened by a phone call by crew scheduling to adjust our sign-in time by 15 mins in order to have a legal 8 hour rest. XI20 sign-in time. This did nothing but make us more tired. We still needed to take an XI00 van for an XI20 sign-in and XI40 departure. Both flight crew members fell asleep during the flight due to lack of rest. We missed resetting our altimeter to 29.92 at FL180. The controller reminded us. Fatigue was a huge factor. The time spent waiting for a van from the airport to the hotel; the time checking in; and the ride back from the hotel to the airport is part of our 8 hours of rest. Our passenger on the XA40 van could not believe we were scheduled to be back on the van at XI00. 8 hours of rest really is not 8 hours of rest. This rule needs to be changed for safety sake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 CREW FALLS ASLEEP INFLT.

Narrative: BLOCKED IN AT ZZZ AT XA00. ARRIVED AT HOTEL AT XA40 FOLLOWED BY AN XH30 WAKE-UP FOR AN XI00 VAN TO ARPT. AT XB40 WAS AWAKENED BY A PHONE CALL BY CREW SCHEDULING TO ADJUST OUR SIGN-IN TIME BY 15 MINS IN ORDER TO HAVE A LEGAL 8 HR REST. XI20 SIGN-IN TIME. THIS DID NOTHING BUT MAKE US MORE TIRED. WE STILL NEEDED TO TAKE AN XI00 VAN FOR AN XI20 SIGN-IN AND XI40 DEP. BOTH FLT CREW MEMBERS FELL ASLEEP DURING THE FLT DUE TO LACK OF REST. WE MISSED RESETTING OUR ALTIMETER TO 29.92 AT FL180. THE CTLR REMINDED US. FATIGUE WAS A HUGE FACTOR. THE TIME SPENT WAITING FOR A VAN FROM THE ARPT TO THE HOTEL; THE TIME CHKING IN; AND THE RIDE BACK FROM THE HOTEL TO THE ARPT IS PART OF OUR 8 HRS OF REST. OUR PAX ON THE XA40 VAN COULD NOT BELIEVE WE WERE SCHEDULED TO BE BACK ON THE VAN AT XI00. 8 HRS OF REST REALLY IS NOT 8 HRS OF REST. THIS RULE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED FOR SAFETY SAKE.

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.