Narrative:

I finished a 4 day trip that was 26 hours 24 mins of hard time. Upon landing (at midnight) I was assigned a 2 day trip worth 3 hours 11 mins. This would have put me at 29 hours 50 mins in 6 days. When I woke up I felt exhausted from the chronic effects of the past 3 weeks of working. I have flown 93 hours 33 mins of hard time in the past 3+ weeks. I decided that I was too fatigued to work this trip. When I called the crew desk they informed me that I would be 'phone available' the next day. I told them that I could not commit to being rested by tomorrow and that they could show me ready at noon on the 2ND (which would have given me 1 1/2 days to get rested). He told me that if I could not be rested by tomorrow that I needed to talk to the flight operation duty manager. The dispatcher told me that I needed to be rested in 12-14 hours; which is the time of a normal layover. I told him that I could not commit to that without knowing how I would be feeling in the morning. I said that if I was rested tomorrow I would let them know. The dispatcher said that I would need to talk to my flight office. In addition to trying to get rested to come back to work as soon as possible now I feel anxious; because I have to wait for a phone call from my flight office. I do not feel like I have done anything wrong; because my schedule has pushed me to the FAA maximum of 3 weeks straight. I do not understand why I have to talk to my chief pilot. This has added an additional level of confusion and stress. The only thing that I know for positive is that I am not fit to fly an airplane until I get properly rested.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PILOT REPORTS TOO FATIGUED TO WORK AFTER A 4 DAY TRIP AND WAS TOLD BY HIS ACR THAT HE WILL BE CONSIDERED RESTED IN 14 HOURS. HE IS THREATENED AFTER REFUSING TO COMMIT BECAUSE HE MAY NEED MORE RECOVERY TIME.

Narrative: I FINISHED A 4 DAY TRIP THAT WAS 26 HRS 24 MINS OF HARD TIME. UPON LNDG (AT MIDNIGHT) I WAS ASSIGNED A 2 DAY TRIP WORTH 3 HRS 11 MINS. THIS WOULD HAVE PUT ME AT 29 HRS 50 MINS IN 6 DAYS. WHEN I WOKE UP I FELT EXHAUSTED FROM THE CHRONIC EFFECTS OF THE PAST 3 WKS OF WORKING. I HAVE FLOWN 93 HRS 33 MINS OF HARD TIME IN THE PAST 3+ WKS. I DECIDED THAT I WAS TOO FATIGUED TO WORK THIS TRIP. WHEN I CALLED THE CREW DESK THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD BE 'PHONE AVAILABLE' THE NEXT DAY. I TOLD THEM THAT I COULD NOT COMMIT TO BEING RESTED BY TOMORROW AND THAT THEY COULD SHOW ME READY AT NOON ON THE 2ND (WHICH WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME 1 1/2 DAYS TO GET RESTED). HE TOLD ME THAT IF I COULD NOT BE RESTED BY TOMORROW THAT I NEEDED TO TALK TO THE FLT OP DUTY MGR. THE DISPATCHER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO BE RESTED IN 12-14 HRS; WHICH IS THE TIME OF A NORMAL LAYOVER. I TOLD HIM THAT I COULD NOT COMMIT TO THAT WITHOUT KNOWING HOW I WOULD BE FEELING IN THE MORNING. I SAID THAT IF I WAS RESTED TOMORROW I WOULD LET THEM KNOW. THE DISPATCHER SAID THAT I WOULD NEED TO TALK TO MY FLT OFFICE. IN ADDITION TO TRYING TO GET RESTED TO COME BACK TO WORK ASAP NOW I FEEL ANXIOUS; BECAUSE I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A PHONE CALL FROM MY FLT OFFICE. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE I HAVE DONE ANYTHING WRONG; BECAUSE MY SCHEDULE HAS PUSHED ME TO THE FAA MAX OF 3 WKS STRAIGHT. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO TALK TO MY CHIEF PLT. THIS HAS ADDED AN ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF CONFUSION AND STRESS. THE ONLY THING THAT I KNOW FOR POSITIVE IS THAT I AM NOT FIT TO FLY AN AIRPLANE UNTIL I GET PROPERLY RESTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.