Reporter states he flew over federal aviation regulation duty time and flight time.

Attributes
ACN	161751
Time
Date	199010
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	161751
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On the third day of a 3 day trip that was scheduled for 20 hours of flying and 22 flts I was operating on reduced rest and was assigned an extra round trip. I was not sure that I could do this round trip legally. I queried my scheduling department and was assured that the trip was legal and that I would be legal to finish the rest of my schedule for the day. After flying the round trip I was still in doubt of my legality and asked my chief pilot if I was legal. He assured me that I was and sent me to fly the trip. I then determined that I was not legal to fly due to being scheduled for more than 9 hours and 8 hours of reduced rest. I had been flying illegally and would have still been illegal if I had continued to fly, so I took myself off line. The problem arose due to the fact that my company builds schedules around the minimum rest requirements and the maximum allowable flying. It is also due to the hectic pace and demands of my company and the schedules. It is, at times, difficult for me to keep track of the flight and rest requirements. This is especially true when working back to back 12-14 hours duty days on minimum and reduced rest. Contributing also was my faith in the scheduling department and chief pilot to know the far's and to help me when I wasn't sure of the legality of the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER STATES HE FLEW OVER FEDERAL AVIATION REG DUTY TIME AND FLT TIME.

Narrative: ON THE THIRD DAY OF A 3 DAY TRIP THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 20 HRS OF FLYING AND 22 FLTS I WAS OPERATING ON REDUCED REST AND WAS ASSIGNED AN EXTRA ROUND TRIP. I WAS NOT SURE THAT I COULD DO THIS ROUND TRIP LEGALLY. I QUERIED MY SCHEDULING DEPT AND WAS ASSURED THAT THE TRIP WAS LEGAL AND THAT I WOULD BE LEGAL TO FINISH THE REST OF MY SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY. AFTER FLYING THE ROUND TRIP I WAS STILL IN DOUBT OF MY LEGALITY AND ASKED MY CHIEF PLT IF I WAS LEGAL. HE ASSURED ME THAT I WAS AND SENT ME TO FLY THE TRIP. I THEN DETERMINED THAT I WAS NOT LEGAL TO FLY DUE TO BEING SCHEDULED FOR MORE THAN 9 HRS AND 8 HRS OF REDUCED REST. I HAD BEEN FLYING ILLEGALLY AND WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN ILLEGAL IF I HAD CONTINUED TO FLY, SO I TOOK MYSELF OFF LINE. THE PROB AROSE DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY COMPANY BUILDS SCHEDULES AROUND THE MINIMUM REST REQUIREMENTS AND THE MAX ALLOWABLE FLYING. IT IS ALSO DUE TO THE HECTIC PACE AND DEMANDS OF MY COMPANY AND THE SCHEDULES. IT IS, AT TIMES, DIFFICULT FOR ME TO KEEP TRACK OF THE FLT AND REST REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN WORKING BACK TO BACK 12-14 HRS DUTY DAYS ON MINIMUM AND REDUCED REST. CONTRIBUTING ALSO WAS MY FAITH IN THE SCHEDULING DEPT AND CHIEF PLT TO KNOW THE FAR'S AND TO HELP ME WHEN I WASN'T SURE OF THE LEGALITY OF THE SITUATION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.