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An A320 captain reported calling in fatigued after four difficult days on reserve.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 888530 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Fatigue |
Narrative:
I called fatigued for [a trip assignment]. Five days of reserve. My first 4 days were filled with [an assignment]. I had just finished this 4 day trip; with 24 actual hours of flying; which included early morning wake ups every day; and for some reason I was struggling to feel rested for the entire 4 days. I was physically and mentally exhausted after this flying; dealing with challenging weather and ATC delays every day. *On day 3; we exceeded 8/24*. At the end of this; the crew desk attempted to assign me [another trip] for the following day. I called fatigued for this trip. It was a one day turn; with 8:36 flight time; and an additional 10+ hour duty day. To make it legal; it was built with a deadhead on the last leg to keep me from exceeding and 8/24 and 30/7. To me; this was too onerous and I called in fatigued.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 Captain reported calling in fatigued after four difficult days on reserve.
Narrative: I called fatigued for [a trip assignment]. Five days of reserve. My first 4 days were filled with [an assignment]. I had just finished this 4 day trip; with 24 actual hours of flying; which included early morning wake ups every day; and for some reason I was struggling to feel rested for the entire 4 days. I was physically and mentally exhausted after this flying; dealing with challenging weather and ATC delays every day. *On day 3; we exceeded 8/24*. At the end of this; the crew desk attempted to assign me [another trip] for the following day. I called fatigued for this trip. It was a one day turn; with 8:36 flight time; and an additional 10+ hour duty day. To make it legal; it was built with a deadhead on the last leg to keep me from exceeding and 8/24 and 30/7. To me; this was too onerous and I called in fatigued.
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.