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A B757-200 flight attendant was forced under threat of termination to fly a long two-legged flight after refusing to fly fatigued because of insufficient rest after previous flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 760707 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 12.5 flight attendant time total : 12.5 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 760707 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Crew called in fatigue prior to show time because of insufficient rest. Company threatened termination of cabin crew if they did not operate. Cabin crew felt they were unsafe for flight operation; but operated out of fear of job termination by upper management. If emergency would have arisen; crew not sure they could have responded; could not stay awake to monitor cabin during flight. Asleep on jumpseat during flight and upon taxi out and landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 FA WAS FORCED UNDER THREAT OF TERMINATION TO FLY A LONG TWO-LEGGED FLT AFTER REFUSING TO FLY FATIGUED BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT REST AFTER PREVIOUS FLT.
Narrative: CREW CALLED IN FATIGUE PRIOR TO SHOW TIME BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT REST. COMPANY THREATENED TERMINATION OF CABIN CREW IF THEY DID NOT OPERATE. CABIN CREW FELT THEY WERE UNSAFE FOR FLT OP; BUT OPERATED OUT OF FEAR OF JOB TERMINATION BY UPPER MGMNT. IF EMER WOULD HAVE ARISEN; CREW NOT SURE THEY COULD HAVE RESPONDED; COULD NOT STAY AWAKE TO MONITOR CABIN DURING FLT. ASLEEP ON JUMPSEAT DURING FLT AND UPON TAXI OUT AND LNDG.
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.