Pilot flight crew work scheduling in excess of that allowed by FARS.

Attributes
ACN	206311
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	206311
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I am a part 121 first officer. I was scheduled to fly approximately 20 hours in the 7 day period mar/mon/92 through mar/sat/92 and sought to pick up some overtime. I notified crew scheduling I was available. I flew on 2 days off. On one, I did an aspen air return to den that the scheduling computer did not record. Consequently, it did not set off the 30 hour 'alarm' in the computer that activates as a 121 pilot approachs the 30 hour limit. I overflew the 30 hours by the duration of the aspen air return (90 mins). The reason I did not catch it was that I did not have a specific assignment that day -- I was only told to show up -- probably for an (a few) aspen trip(south) or something else. The WX was down so our assignment was not certain until about 30 min prior to flight time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT FLC WORK SCHEDULING IN EXCESS OF THAT ALLOWED BY FARS.

Narrative: I AM A PART 121 FO. I WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY APPROX 20 HRS IN THE 7 DAY PERIOD MAR/MON/92 THROUGH MAR/SAT/92 AND SOUGHT TO PICK UP SOME OVERTIME. I NOTIFIED CREW SCHEDULING I WAS AVAILABLE. I FLEW ON 2 DAYS OFF. ON ONE, I DID AN ASPEN AIR RETURN TO DEN THAT THE SCHEDULING COMPUTER DID NOT RECORD. CONSEQUENTLY, IT DID NOT SET OFF THE 30 HR 'ALARM' IN THE COMPUTER THAT ACTIVATES AS A 121 PLT APCHS THE 30 HR LIMIT. I OVERFLEW THE 30 HRS BY THE DURATION OF THE ASPEN AIR RETURN (90 MINS). THE REASON I DID NOT CATCH IT WAS THAT I DID NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT THAT DAY -- I WAS ONLY TOLD TO SHOW UP -- PROBABLY FOR AN (A FEW) ASPEN TRIP(S) OR SOMETHING ELSE. THE WX WAS DOWN SO OUR ASSIGNMENT WAS NOT CERTAIN UNTIL ABOUT 30 MIN PRIOR TO FLT TIME.

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.