Far - flight time duty time violation.

Attributes
ACN	297810
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	297810
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
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:

On feb/sat/95 crew scheduling extended my duty day 4 hours and 3.0 hours of block. This combined with a month to month transition schedule put me very close to 34 hours and 7 days consecutive work. As the days went by my schedule was modified again on the feb/sun/95 and on the feb/tues/95 after flying my assigned schedule I discovered I had accidently flown more than 34 hours in a 7 day period and because of the extended duty I now did not have a full 24 hours off in the previous 7 days. The mistake should have been caught by the company crew scheduler, but was not. In fact the supervisor stated to me that the computer would not catch these type of infractions. I realize that I am ultimately responsible and feel if my schedule was not altered so much I might have caught the error. In the future I think the crew schedulers could be more diligent and I know I should have been. I also believe our computer system should be upgraded to not allow these types of schedules transpire. I know I will be very vigilant and document my flying to cover myself. I relaxed and got stung.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAR - FLT TIME DUTY TIME VIOLATION.

Narrative: ON FEB/SAT/95 CREW SCHEDULING EXTENDED MY DUTY DAY 4 HRS AND 3.0 HRS OF BLOCK. THIS COMBINED WITH A MONTH TO MONTH TRANSITION SCHEDULE PUT ME VERY CLOSE TO 34 HRS AND 7 DAYS CONSECUTIVE WORK. AS THE DAYS WENT BY MY SCHEDULE WAS MODIFIED AGAIN ON THE FEB/SUN/95 AND ON THE FEB/TUES/95 AFTER FLYING MY ASSIGNED SCHEDULE I DISCOVERED I HAD ACCIDENTLY FLOWN MORE THAN 34 HRS IN A 7 DAY PERIOD AND BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED DUTY I NOW DID NOT HAVE A FULL 24 HRS OFF IN THE PREVIOUS 7 DAYS. THE MISTAKE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT BY THE COMPANY CREW SCHEDULER, BUT WAS NOT. IN FACT THE SUPVR STATED TO ME THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT CATCH THESE TYPE OF INFRACTIONS. I REALIZE THAT I AM ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE AND FEEL IF MY SCHEDULE WAS NOT ALTERED SO MUCH I MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT THE ERROR. IN THE FUTURE I THINK THE CREW SCHEDULERS COULD BE MORE DILIGENT AND I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I ALSO BELIEVE OUR COMPUTER SYS SHOULD BE UPGRADED TO NOT ALLOW THESE TYPES OF SCHEDULES TRANSPIRE. I KNOW I WILL BE VERY VIGILANT AND DOCUMENT MY FLYING TO COVER MYSELF. I RELAXED AND GOT STUNG.

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.