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A B757 flight attendant described the fatigue accumulated over a month of flying long duty days with minimum layovers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 956654 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Off Duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Fatigue |
Narrative:
Our crew flew three legs yesterday [and] our duty day was fourteen hours forty seven minutes with a nine hour or less layover. By the time we get picked up at the terminal after clearing customs we have to shower and go to bed. We are left with six hours or so if we can fall asleep. Our trip this month was delayed all the time. My last trip; I was up for about 22 hours by the time I went to sleep for three and one half hours. How can we perform safety and security related duties with three; four; or even five hours of sleep on an ongoing basis? We need at least ten hours on a day like yesterday. We cannot function; we feel dizzy; lack judgment; and keep dropping things because we are so tired. We need to be heard and the layovers need to be double the flying time. No one can fall asleep just like that. The company needs to have consideration for the amount of work we do per day; the hours we put in for flight hours and the trauma to our bodies with pressurization; lack of sleep; and jet lag. Our crew is fatigued and unable to perform safety and security duties on the amount of flying we did versus the layover leftover for us to sleep.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 Flight Attendant described the fatigue accumulated over a month of flying long duty days with minimum layovers.
Narrative: Our crew flew three legs yesterday [and] our duty day was fourteen hours forty seven minutes with a nine hour or less layover. By the time we get picked up at the terminal after clearing Customs we have to shower and go to bed. We are left with six hours or so if we can fall asleep. Our trip this month was delayed all the time. My last trip; I was up for about 22 hours by the time I went to sleep for three and one half hours. How can we perform safety and security related duties with three; four; or even five hours of sleep on an ongoing basis? We need at least ten hours on a day like yesterday. We cannot function; we feel dizzy; lack judgment; and keep dropping things because we are so tired. We need to be heard and the layovers need to be double the flying time. No one can fall asleep just like that. The company needs to have consideration for the amount of work we do per day; the hours we put in for flight hours and the trauma to our bodies with pressurization; lack of sleep; and jet lag. Our crew is fatigued and unable to perform safety and security duties on the amount of flying we did versus the layover leftover for us to sleep.
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.