Flight Attendant Fatigue, Part IV: Analysis of Incident Reports

Civil Aerospace Medical Institute2009PDFTech ReportHolcomb, KaliAvers, KatrinaDobbins, LenaBanks, JoyBlackwell, LaurenNesthus, ThomasUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical InstituteUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace MedicineUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical InstituteUnited StatesFlight attendantsFatigue (Physiological condition)Aviation safetyWorkloadIncidentsVolunteer Safety ReportingDOT/FAA/AM-09/25Work was accomplished under approved task AM-A-08-HRR-521Voluntary safety reporting is one method by which aviation personnel can report safety issues to their airline and the Federal Aviation Administration. The Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) is a program managed by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center. This study reviewed flight attendant reports from the ASRS database to identify the frequency of fatigue reports and the conditions under which fatigue occurred.119