Narrative:

Inadvertently was assigned and I accepted duty to fly scheduled flight on 7TH day while not having a 24 hour period in the previous 7 calendar days free of duty. The event occurred on jul/xx/93. I was not given my july schedule until the last few days of june. I was scheduled to deadhead on jun/xa. This did not go into the crew scheduling/tracking computer. Most deadheading does not. I was scheduled to fly on xb, xc, xd, and xf. On the night of xg, I was assigned to fly a 4.5 hour block time/11:50 duty day (xg). It slipped right past me that it was calendar day #7 and that I could not accept the assignment. Truthfully, I was very time disoriented. I had flown, or been on duty 26 out of the 30 days, flying 80 hours and deadheading another 56 hours. Of the 4 days I was free of any duty, I was on jury duty for one of them. I was on duty a total of 221 hours and 46 mins during the month of june, which is an average of slightly less than 8 hours per day for 30 days in june, or slightly more than 8.5 hours per day for each of the 26 days I was on duty. It was all legal until I flew on the morning of xg. My first officer commented, after we were at cruise altitude, 'you really do think it's thursday, don't you? Don't you think you should get 24 hours off every 7 days?' I replied, 'today is day #6.' he burst my bubble, 'today is friday and it is day #7. I think you need to call crew scheduling when we get on the ground.' when we landed, I grounded myself. The lesson that needs to be learned here is that the current crew rest FARS are terrible. When an airline like mine in memphis, tn, abuses the rules excessively and the threat of discipline or loss of pay hangs over your head, one can let his guard down and find himself in violation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A RESERVE CAPT OF AN ACR LTT ACFT EXCEEDED THE DUTY TIME IN A 7 DAY PERIOD.

Narrative: INADVERTENTLY WAS ASSIGNED AND I ACCEPTED DUTY TO FLY SCHEDULED FLT ON 7TH DAY WHILE NOT HAVING A 24 HR PERIOD IN THE PREVIOUS 7 CALENDAR DAYS FREE OF DUTY. THE EVENT OCCURRED ON JUL/XX/93. I WAS NOT GIVEN MY JULY SCHEDULE UNTIL THE LAST FEW DAYS OF JUNE. I WAS SCHEDULED TO DEADHEAD ON JUN/XA. THIS DID NOT GO INTO THE CREW SCHEDULING/TRACKING COMPUTER. MOST DEADHEADING DOES NOT. I WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY ON XB, XC, XD, AND XF. ON THE NIGHT OF XG, I WAS ASSIGNED TO FLY A 4.5 HR BLOCK TIME/11:50 DUTY DAY (XG). IT SLIPPED RIGHT PAST ME THAT IT WAS CALENDAR DAY #7 AND THAT I COULD NOT ACCEPT THE ASSIGNMENT. TRUTHFULLY, I WAS VERY TIME DISORIENTED. I HAD FLOWN, OR BEEN ON DUTY 26 OUT OF THE 30 DAYS, FLYING 80 HRS AND DEADHEADING ANOTHER 56 HRS. OF THE 4 DAYS I WAS FREE OF ANY DUTY, I WAS ON JURY DUTY FOR ONE OF THEM. I WAS ON DUTY A TOTAL OF 221 HRS AND 46 MINS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE, WHICH IS AN AVERAGE OF SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 8 HRS PER DAY FOR 30 DAYS IN JUNE, OR SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 8.5 HRS PER DAY FOR EACH OF THE 26 DAYS I WAS ON DUTY. IT WAS ALL LEGAL UNTIL I FLEW ON THE MORNING OF XG. MY FO COMMENTED, AFTER WE WERE AT CRUISE ALT, 'YOU REALLY DO THINK IT'S THURSDAY, DON'T YOU? DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD GET 24 HRS OFF EVERY 7 DAYS?' I REPLIED, 'TODAY IS DAY #6.' HE BURST MY BUBBLE, 'TODAY IS FRIDAY AND IT IS DAY #7. I THINK YOU NEED TO CALL CREW SCHEDULING WHEN WE GET ON THE GND.' WHEN WE LANDED, I GNDED MYSELF. THE LESSON THAT NEEDS TO BE LEARNED HERE IS THAT THE CURRENT CREW REST FARS ARE TERRIBLE. WHEN AN AIRLINE LIKE MINE IN MEMPHIS, TN, ABUSES THE RULES EXCESSIVELY AND THE THREAT OF DISCIPLINE OR LOSS OF PAY HANGS OVER YOUR HEAD, ONE CAN LET HIS GUARD DOWN AND FIND HIMSELF IN VIOLATION.

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.