Narrative:

I exceeded the 34 hours in 7 days. The factors that led to this were: 1) a new crew scheduler that was thrown into the position without any prior knowledge of part 135 regulations, 2) 1 crew scheduler working 6 bases with over 100 pilots, 3) extremely short on pilots, which puts a burden on the crew scheduler to staff flts first and gives him no time to go over rest and time requirements, 4) and finally myself for not keeping a tab on my flight time since I never had this problem. Another factor was that in reality after the flts I did between 6/sat and 6/fri, I only had time to eat and sleep. The trip I did during the time 6/sat-6/fri is a new trip. The company blocks the flight for 5 hours of flight when the lowest time I have done it in was in 6.8 flight hours. The average is 7.5 flight hours and we start at XA55 am to about SB00 pm at night. The trip also has no time to eat. Each turn is about 20 min, which is impossible. I discovered the error myself after I had time to do my time sheet. If I had known I was over I would have not flown. The ironic thing is that I was on reserve 6/wed and 6/thu and it never even dawned on the crew scheduler the amount of flight time I had flown. I will now always keep a tab on my flight times everyday. I will never let this happen again. In closing I hope that one day there is an FAA requirement that will give pilots a mandatory time to eat and relax in every flight schedule for at least 40 min during a long day and companies should be required to let a pilot know when he is about to exceed his flight times. In the interest of safety!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLT CREW COMPLAINT ABOUT SCHEDULE POLICY THAT ALLOWED HIM TO EXCEED 34 HOURS IN 7 DAYS.

Narrative: I EXCEEDED THE 34 HOURS IN 7 DAYS. THE FACTORS THAT LED TO THIS WERE: 1) A NEW CREW SCHEDULER THAT WAS THROWN INTO THE POSITION WITHOUT ANY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF PART 135 REGS, 2) 1 CREW SCHEDULER WORKING 6 BASES WITH OVER 100 PLTS, 3) EXTREMELY SHORT ON PLTS, WHICH PUTS A BURDEN ON THE CREW SCHEDULER TO STAFF FLTS FIRST AND GIVES HIM NO TIME TO GO OVER REST AND TIME REQUIREMENTS, 4) AND FINALLY MYSELF FOR NOT KEEPING A TAB ON MY FLT TIME SINCE I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER FACTOR WAS THAT IN REALITY AFTER THE FLTS I DID BETWEEN 6/SAT AND 6/FRI, I ONLY HAD TIME TO EAT AND SLEEP. THE TRIP I DID DURING THE TIME 6/SAT-6/FRI IS A NEW TRIP. THE COMPANY BLOCKS THE FLT FOR 5 HRS OF FLT WHEN THE LOWEST TIME I HAVE DONE IT IN WAS IN 6.8 FLT HOURS. THE AVERAGE IS 7.5 FLT HRS AND WE START AT XA55 AM TO ABOUT SB00 PM AT NIGHT. THE TRIP ALSO HAS NO TIME TO EAT. EACH TURN IS ABOUT 20 MIN, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE. I DISCOVERED THE ERROR MYSELF AFTER I HAD TIME TO DO MY TIME SHEET. IF I HAD KNOWN I WAS OVER I WOULD HAVE NOT FLOWN. THE IRONIC THING IS THAT I WAS ON RESERVE 6/WED AND 6/THU AND IT NEVER EVEN DAWNED ON THE CREW SCHEDULER THE AMOUNT OF FLT TIME I HAD FLOWN. I WILL NOW ALWAYS KEEP A TAB ON MY FLT TIMES EVERYDAY. I WILL NEVER LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. IN CLOSING I HOPE THAT ONE DAY THERE IS AN FAA REQUIREMENT THAT WILL GIVE PLTS A MANDATORY TIME TO EAT AND RELAX IN EVERY FLT SCHEDULE FOR AT LEAST 40 MIN DURING A LONG DAY AND COMPANIES SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO LET A PLT KNOW WHEN HE IS ABOUT TO EXCEED HIS FLT TIMES. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.