Safety Center · Close Calls · NASA ASRS
ACN 778817What the Reporter Described
Report 1 | Narrative: THIS PAIRING IS A FATIGUING AND DANGEROUS PAIRING THAT DOES NOT TAKE NORMAL CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS INTO ACCOUNT. THIS DOES LEAD TO: CREW INATTN; COMS; PROCEDURAL; NAV ERRORS; AND CREWS FALLING ASLEEP. IT ALSO DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR SYSTEMIC PROBS THAT INVARIABLY MAKE DAYS LONGER THAN PUBLISHED. THIS PAIRING REQUIRES THAT YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT BEFORE DAY #1. FLY OVER 7 HRS AND GET TO ZZZ LATE AT NIGHT. SLEEP AT NIGHT (POSSIBLY TRY TO GO TO BED EARLY MORNING AND SLEEP LATE). POSSIBLY TRY FOR A LATE AFTERNOON NAP BEFORE DAY #2. GO TO WORK LATE AT NIGHT TO FLY ALL NIGHT (2 LEGS) FOR APPROX 7 HRS. GO TO SLEEP DURING DAY. GET UP FOR THE REST OF THE DAY; THEN GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.
PAIRINGS WITH ALL-NIGHTERS SHOULD BE STANDALONE. ADDITIONAL FLYING; WHETHER ON THE FRONT SIDE OR BACK SIDE OF ALL-NIGHTER SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
Report 1 | Synopsis: AN ACR PILOT REPORTS EXTREME FATIGUE RESULTING FROM PAIRINGS WITH ALL NIGHT FLTS AND DAY FLTS DISRUPTING CIRCADIAN RHYTHM.