A PLT IN A RESERVE STATUS COMMENTS ON SCHEDULING/RESCHEDULING PLTS AND THE CREW REST PROBS RESULTING IN A SAFETY ISSUE.

2005-08 · NASA ASRS report 668265

Date: 2005-08 · Phase: ground

Anomalies: other-reserve-plt-scheduling-fatigue

Synopsis

A PLT IN A RESERVE STATUS COMMENTS ON SCHEDULING/RESCHEDULING PLTS AND THE CREW REST PROBS RESULTING IN A SAFETY ISSUE.

Narrative

THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE ISSUE OF RESERVE REST. I HAD JUST FINISHED A 2 DAY TRIP ON 8/WED/05 BLOCKING IN AT 18:08 LOCAL TIME. (I AM ON REST SCHEDULE 6:00 PM TO 3:00 AM!) FLT TIME WAS 7:16 FOR THE DAY OF WED. I WAS ADDED ON TO GET THIS AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE DAY. AFTER BLOCKING IN ON WED; I DROVE HOME AND ARRIVED THERE APPROX 8:00 PM. I HAD DINNER; I RAN ERRANDS AND CAME HOME AROUND 9:30 PM. ENDED UP GOING TO BED AT 11:00 PM. THE CREW DESK CALLED EXACTLY AT 2:49 AM TO RESET MY REST AND ASSIGN A 1 DAY TURN ZZZ1-ZZZ2-ZZZ1; AND DEPART AT 13:25 PM LOCAL. I WOULD HAVE HAD TO GET UP AROUND 10:00 AM TO LEAVE THE HOUSE AT 10:30 AM TO ARRIVE AT 12:25 PM CHK IN. THIS PROB WITH CREW REST IS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER. I AM BURNED OUT FROM BEING PUSHED TO THE MAX! I CALL THIS A REAL 'SAFETY ISSUE!' I DO NOT SEE ANY CHANGES DOWN THE ROAD ANYTIME SOON. I THINK THE LONG CALL; SHORT CALL RESERVE CHANGES ARE NOT GOING TO BE ANY BETTER. ACR DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH RESERVE CREWS TO FLY THE SCHEDULES THAT ARE BEING SET FORTH!

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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