A fatigued B757 crew reported that after a short overnight following a long day; they flew a transco...

Attributes
ACN	882212
Time
Date	201004
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach Initial Approach
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance

Narrative:

Descending on arrival; approach issued us descend to 6000 ft and fly 110 heading and contact 132.22. We leveled at 6000 ft on 110 heading and were on extended downwind for extended period of time. We had 121.5 monitoring but low volume for chatter. Finally captain challenged ATC for vector information and simultaneously ACARS sent us a message to come up on 126.5 where ATC vectored us to final approach course on 25 DME plus or minus final to an uneventful approach and landing. Crew member fatigue on both pilots was most likely a factor as this horrific sequence flew a short round trip first and then 6 hours transcontinental on day one. No circadian rhythm.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A fatigued B757 crew reported that after a short overnight following a long day; they flew a transcontinental flight and while on an Approach Control vector became NORDO. The correct TRACON frequency was sent via ACARS.

Narrative: Descending on arrival; Approach issued us descend to 6000 FT and fly 110 heading and contact 132.22. We leveled at 6000 FT on 110 heading and were on extended downwind for extended period of time. We had 121.5 monitoring but low volume for chatter. Finally Captain challenged ATC for vector information and simultaneously ACARS sent us a message to come up on 126.5 where ATC vectored us to final approach course on 25 DME plus or minus final to an uneventful approach and landing. Crew member fatigue on both pilots was most likely a factor as this horrific sequence flew a short round trip first and then 6 hours transcontinental on day one. No circadian rhythm.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A fatigued B757 crew reported that after a short overnight following a long day; they flew a transcontinental flight and while on an approach control vector became NORDO. The correct TRACON frequency was sent via ACARS.