Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Distraction; Communication Breakdown; Fatigue; Workload
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy
While en route to ZZZ1 I was told via ACARS to contact Crew Scheduling. After I finished my post flight duties; I contacted Crew Scheduling; I accepted notification that the following day my dead head had been changed. Upon arriving in ZZZ I was to have a 6 hour ground time with a day room. While enroute I connected to the inflight WiFi to check the status of my day room but the connection was slow. Once we arrived into ZZZ I deplaned and went to find coffee and food since there want not much available in ZZZ1 and my overnight had been cut short by 5 hours. That was the sixth change to my schedule since the previous day. While in the airport waiting to order; I hear my name announced over the public address system to report to gate. Once at the gate I asked the agent what was going on. She was unaware of the announcement and not sure what was going on. I pulled my phone out of my bag and saw that I have 4 messages from Crew Scheduling. Once I called; I was told that they had changed my schedule; AGAIN. For a SEVENTH time in two days. When was this change made? Some time that day? How did they retry to tell me? By calling my phone which was in airplane mode and in my bag where it should be while at work. They tried to make this my problem that they were unable to get ahold of me though a non approved means once I am checked in for my trip. I told them that I would take this matter up with the union and hung up. At no point was I told what flight I was supposed to operate or any other details telling me anything about the changes. It turns out that it was a flight that had already boarded and was now delayed 30 minutes. This shift of blame to me and the seventh change in 2 days added greatly to the distraction. This addition pushed me to near max [duty period] and flight time for the day. This was after a near min rest overnight that I was not prepared for. The hotel while normally not an issue had several loud guests that night and I was awoken at least twice by noise. These constant changes and shift of responsibilities and moving from AM to PM shift and back was fatiguing. While no negative consequences came from this. The distraction and fatigue were noticeable by my final leg into ZZZ2.What ever is happening is Crew Scheduling was predictable. These flights didn't come from nowhere. These are predicted trips that were not filled with normal line coverage. Every single reserve pilot was used. As a company; we need a better way of covering scheduled events. This was chaos for those on reserve and line holders with constant changes for everyone. The philosophy of reserve is to bridge gaps in coverage left by unforeseen events; sick calls; mechanical issues; timed out crews not just covering flights that weren't bother to be staffed before hand.
Air carrier Captain reported being given multiple schedule changes in a short period of time; which caused fatigue and distraction.