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Far 135.265(a) commercial flight time limitation exceeded -- fatigue cited as cause, by flight crew member.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 293010 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 3460 flight time type : 270 |
| ASRS Report | 293010 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| 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:
Captain and myself flew over 34 hours in 7 days. Due to very intense, holiday schedule, reduced rest trips and the fact we flew well over normal blocked flight time we exceeded 34 hours. We flew 8 out of 9 days and were exhausted. We informed crew scheduling immediately discovering we were illegal to fly. We exceeded 34 hours by 1.69 hours. Having a crew scheduling department that assisted pilots and was aware of how much crews had flown would certainly help. Also not having reduced rest trips and adding 30 min breaks between schedules would have allowed us more time to keep up with paperwork. Reduced rest trips must stop. Crews are flying dead tired. 1200 hours /yr is not the problem, reduced rest is!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAR 135.265(A) COMMERCIAL FLT TIME LIMITATION EXCEEDED -- FATIGUE CITED AS CAUSE, BY FLC MEMBER.
Narrative: CAPT AND MYSELF FLEW OVER 34 HRS IN 7 DAYS. DUE TO VERY INTENSE, HOLIDAY SCHEDULE, REDUCED REST TRIPS AND THE FACT WE FLEW WELL OVER NORMAL BLOCKED FLT TIME WE EXCEEDED 34 HRS. WE FLEW 8 OUT OF 9 DAYS AND WERE EXHAUSTED. WE INFORMED CREW SCHEDULING IMMEDIATELY DISCOVERING WE WERE ILLEGAL TO FLY. WE EXCEEDED 34 HRS BY 1.69 HRS. HAVING A CREW SCHEDULING DEPT THAT ASSISTED PLTS AND WAS AWARE OF HOW MUCH CREWS HAD FLOWN WOULD CERTAINLY HELP. ALSO NOT HAVING REDUCED REST TRIPS AND ADDING 30 MIN BREAKS BTWN SCHEDULES WOULD HAVE ALLOWED US MORE TIME TO KEEP UP WITH PAPERWORK. REDUCED REST TRIPS MUST STOP. CREWS ARE FLYING DEAD TIRED. 1200 HRS /YR IS NOT THE PROB, REDUCED REST IS!
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.