Flight crew complains scheduling practice unsafe and causes flight crew fatigue.

Attributes
ACN	94874
Time
Date	198809
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	94874
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I would like to bring a potentially disastrous situation to your attention. Enclosed is a computer generated sequence. I flew this sequence in a 2-M, automated cockpit medium large transport. I feel it is very unwise to schedule crews from XA07 to XX49 on day one, from XC45 to XG56 the second, and finally from XQ33 to XA35 on the last day. I flew this with a newly upgraded captain with no previous medium large transport experience. Landing in el paso we checked into the hotel at just before XI00. Then after 2 hours sleep got up at XP15. Flying back to dfw was bad enough with the sun rising at our 12 O'clock position. But adding to the already tiring situation is a crp T/a. We flew dfw to crp and had to hold because crp was below minimums. We held at the OM on the ILS with RVR at 1500' until tower visibility was sufficient for a VOR approach to a different runway. With fatigue setting in in a big way, as it was, and trying to keep up with last minute changes, we were maxed out. I shudder to think about equipment malfunction at that point. Recommendation: forget about drug testing and the other nonsense and don't allow companies to fly pilots so far into unreasonable fatigue. Our passenger trust us with their lives.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW COMPLAINS SCHEDULING PRACTICE UNSAFE AND CAUSES FLT CREW FATIGUE.

Narrative: I WOULD LIKE TO BRING A POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS SITUATION TO YOUR ATTN. ENCLOSED IS A COMPUTER GENERATED SEQUENCE. I FLEW THIS SEQUENCE IN A 2-M, AUTOMATED COCKPIT MLG. I FEEL IT IS VERY UNWISE TO SCHEDULE CREWS FROM XA07 TO XX49 ON DAY ONE, FROM XC45 TO XG56 THE SECOND, AND FINALLY FROM XQ33 TO XA35 ON THE LAST DAY. I FLEW THIS WITH A NEWLY UPGRADED CAPT WITH NO PREVIOUS MLG EXPERIENCE. LNDG IN EL PASO WE CHKED INTO THE HOTEL AT JUST BEFORE XI00. THEN AFTER 2 HRS SLEEP GOT UP AT XP15. FLYING BACK TO DFW WAS BAD ENOUGH WITH THE SUN RISING AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS. BUT ADDING TO THE ALREADY TIRING SITUATION IS A CRP T/A. WE FLEW DFW TO CRP AND HAD TO HOLD BECAUSE CRP WAS BELOW MINIMUMS. WE HELD AT THE OM ON THE ILS WITH RVR AT 1500' UNTIL TWR VIS WAS SUFFICIENT FOR A VOR APCH TO A DIFFERENT RWY. WITH FATIGUE SETTING IN IN A BIG WAY, AS IT WAS, AND TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH LAST MINUTE CHANGES, WE WERE MAXED OUT. I SHUDDER TO THINK ABOUT EQUIP MALFUNCTION AT THAT POINT. RECOMMENDATION: FORGET ABOUT DRUG TESTING AND THE OTHER NONSENSE AND DON'T ALLOW COMPANIES TO FLY PLTS SO FAR INTO UNREASONABLE FATIGUE. OUR PAX TRUST US WITH THEIR LIVES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.