Scheduling complaint.

Attributes
ACN	98580
Time
Date	198811
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Night
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	98580
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I hope this information will alert NASA of the crew rest that is inadequate regarding continuous duties (2 in a row). I dutied in at evening and flew until almost midnight (rested 5 1/2 hours after our van ride to and from the hotel) and departed at early am on 11a88 and 11b88. Then I dutied in on 11c88 at evening and flew in IMC conditions until late night. After we finally released from duty, we were given 8 hours rest (reduced) and dutied in at evening and flew until late that night in IFR conditions, shooting several approaches down to minimums. I'm very thankful that we never had to deal with an in-flight emergency in our state of mind...we were exhausted! This is a problem that needs immediate attention as a disaster is awaiting us all!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SCHEDULING COMPLAINT.

Narrative: I HOPE THIS INFO WILL ALERT NASA OF THE CREW REST THAT IS INADEQUATE REGARDING CONTINUOUS DUTIES (2 IN A ROW). I DUTIED IN AT EVENING AND FLEW UNTIL ALMOST MIDNIGHT (RESTED 5 1/2 HOURS AFTER OUR VAN RIDE TO AND FROM THE HOTEL) AND DEPARTED AT EARLY AM ON 11A88 AND 11B88. THEN I DUTIED IN ON 11C88 AT EVENING AND FLEW IN IMC CONDITIONS UNTIL LATE NIGHT. AFTER WE FINALLY RELEASED FROM DUTY, WE WERE GIVEN 8 HRS REST (REDUCED) AND DUTIED IN AT EVENING AND FLEW UNTIL LATE THAT NIGHT IN IFR CONDITIONS, SHOOTING SEVERAL APPROACHES DOWN TO MINIMUMS. I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT WE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH AN INFLT EMER IN OUR STATE OF MIND...WE WERE EXHAUSTED! THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTN AS A DISASTER IS AWAITING US ALL!

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.