Just read the FAA's new fatigue study and the numbers are wild

Found it on their website last night. It says 70% of mechanics report working while fatigued at least once a month. I always knew it was bad, but that's a huge number. Makes you think about those late night turnarounds. How does your shop handle shift work to cut down on this?

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spencer_coleman1mo ago

Wow, that's just how everything feels these days.

dakotab931mo ago

That number is crazy but it tracks... we had a guy fall asleep standing up leaning on a workbench last week. The 2am call-outs for a broken tow bar are the worst, especially after a full day shift. Our manager just tells us to drink more coffee, which is not a real fix. Makes you wonder how many little things get missed when everyone is running on fumes.

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jackson.faith1mo ago

It's the same everywhere, honestly. You start to see how many small mistakes happen when people are just too tired to think straight.