A320
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200; Flight Crew Total 14000; Flight Crew Type 12500
Fatigue; Other / Unknown
Other Fatigue
General Work Refused
Human Factors; Company Policy
I had finished an all night flight [redeye] back to base early this morning with poor; at best; rest at the west coast departure city. [I] drove home 2.5 hours after the all night flying. Tried to rest with very broken sleep then was disturbed 4.5 hours later by crew scheduling to be assigned a pre-dawn short call. [I] could not get back to a rest state until six hours after to no real avail then received a call from scheduling assigning me an early morning flight. There would be no SAFE way to be rested to perform the duties asked of me without placing myself; my crew; the aircraft and the flying public in harms way. It is truly tragic that the company fails to take the initiative to thwart this kind of fatigue problem! A suggestion would be to prohibit any assignment before a minimum of a 24 hour adjustment/rest period is concluded after an all nighter for the safety of the entire operation and traveling public.
An Air Carrier Captain reports being unable to get proper rest after returning from an all night flight due to calls from Crew Scheduling.