Duty time dispute.

Attributes
ACN	203835
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
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 : 7000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	203835
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	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My copilot notified the company sat that he was calling himself off so he wouldn't run into 7 days straight. He explained that he had started on mon at around PM00 and he was through that sat evening. The company interprets the regulations as 24 hours to 24 hours instead of a calendar day. First officer disagreed and I spoke to them and disagreed. With the threat of suspension and/or termination, we were forced to go under protest. Presently both the pilot group, alpa, and the company are waiting for legal clarification from the FAA's legal head in washington, dc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DUTY TIME DISPUTE.

Narrative: MY COPLT NOTIFIED THE COMPANY SAT THAT HE WAS CALLING HIMSELF OFF SO HE WOULDN'T RUN INTO 7 DAYS STRAIGHT. HE EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD STARTED ON MON AT AROUND PM00 AND HE WAS THROUGH THAT SAT EVENING. THE COMPANY INTERPRETS THE REGS AS 24 HRS TO 24 HRS INSTEAD OF A CALENDAR DAY. FO DISAGREED AND I SPOKE TO THEM AND DISAGREED. WITH THE THREAT OF SUSPENSION AND/OR TERMINATION, WE WERE FORCED TO GO UNDER PROTEST. PRESENTLY BOTH THE PLT GROUP, ALPA, AND THE COMPANY ARE WAITING FOR LEGAL CLARIFICATION FROM THE FAA'S LEGAL HEAD IN WASHINGTON, DC.

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.