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CRJ200 captain describes fatigue inducing six to nine leg duty days with up to six days on duty in a row.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 912360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
This is an incredible amount of flying for one day. We blocked 9 flights with approximately 6 hours 4 minutes of flying in 20-30 minute increments with no breaks. And this was day 6 on duty for me. Our pilots are flying these schedules day in day out for up to 6 days in a row. After about 6 legs; I could sense my alertness and my reactions to our changing environments was beginning to deteriorate. In addition; I could sense that I my attention to detail was compromised; in other words; sloppiness. It's an alarming feeling as I play 'monday morning qb'. My first officer and I talked about ourselves being tired; but we 'pushed' on through to get the job done.our schedules are failing to provide the highest standard of safety. Our job demands the highest standard of professionalism; alertness and safety. It's as if our pilots are covering the flying that could easily and safely be assigned to 2 pilots. I suggest that we reduce the maximum number of flights a day to 6. After 6; the 'chain' of events that leads to mistakes; accidents; incidents and oversights tightens and the likelihood for error increases dramatically. A simple snapshot means that our pilots are flying essentially 36-48 flights a week. Six to nine legs a day 6 days in a row. Over a two week period that is approximately 72 flights! Please listen to the pilots.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ200 Captain describes fatigue inducing six to nine leg duty days with up to six days on duty in a row.
Narrative: This is an incredible amount of flying for one day. We blocked 9 flights with approximately 6 hours 4 minutes of flying in 20-30 minute increments with no breaks. And this was Day 6 on duty for me. Our pilots are flying these schedules day in day out for up to 6 days in a row. After about 6 legs; I could sense my alertness and my reactions to our changing environments was beginning to deteriorate. In addition; I could sense that I my attention to detail was compromised; in other words; sloppiness. It's an alarming feeling as I play 'Monday Morning QB'. My First Officer and I talked about ourselves being tired; but we 'pushed' on through to get the job done.Our schedules are failing to provide the highest standard of safety. Our job demands the highest standard of professionalism; alertness and safety. It's as if our pilots are covering the flying that could easily and safely be assigned to 2 pilots. I suggest that we reduce the maximum number of flights a day to 6. After 6; the 'chain' of events that leads to mistakes; accidents; incidents and oversights tightens and the likelihood for error increases dramatically. A simple snapshot means that our pilots are flying essentially 36-48 flights a week. Six to nine legs a day 6 days in a row. Over a two week period that is approximately 72 flights! Please listen to the pilots.
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.