Flight crew of an medium large transport cargo aircraft exceeded the flight time duty limitations by...

Attributes
ACN	298780
Time
Date	199503
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwm
State Reference	ME
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	298780
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
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:

I reported for duty at XT55 EST in el paso. Flew trip into ilw. Due to snow and ice in ilw, departure was delayed, however more than 4 hours of duty time available for approximately 2 hour trip. Upon reaching pwm, airport was below landing minimums, company requested we hold which we did until it was necessary to leave holding in order to remain within 16 hours of duty. As we were heading for alternate the portland WX came up so we landed there, and blocked in at XL30 which was within the 30 mins of duty time after block-in put the end of my duty time at XX00 EST which was 5 mins past the 16 hour duty time limitation that ended at XX55 EST. I believe that I can assure that this does not reoccur because of my better understanding of the regulation limiting my duty time to 16 hours. I will insure that I am on the ground and have completed all required work prior to the 16 hour limitation. Regardless of company pressure to have the airplane in the assigned place. I will also continually remind my fellow pilots that this regulation is concrete and cannot be waived by the pilot or the company.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG CARGO ACFT EXCEEDED THE FLT TIME DUTY LIMITATIONS BY 5 MINS.

Narrative: I RPTED FOR DUTY AT XT55 EST IN EL PASO. FLEW TRIP INTO ILW. DUE TO SNOW AND ICE IN ILW, DEP WAS DELAYED, HOWEVER MORE THAN 4 HRS OF DUTY TIME AVAILABLE FOR APPROX 2 HR TRIP. UPON REACHING PWM, ARPT WAS BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS, COMPANY REQUESTED WE HOLD WHICH WE DID UNTIL IT WAS NECESSARY TO LEAVE HOLDING IN ORDER TO REMAIN WITHIN 16 HRS OF DUTY. AS WE WERE HDG FOR ALTERNATE THE PORTLAND WX CAME UP SO WE LANDED THERE, AND BLOCKED IN AT XL30 WHICH WAS WITHIN THE 30 MINS OF DUTY TIME AFTER BLOCK-IN PUT THE END OF MY DUTY TIME AT XX00 EST WHICH WAS 5 MINS PAST THE 16 HR DUTY TIME LIMITATION THAT ENDED AT XX55 EST. I BELIEVE THAT I CAN ASSURE THAT THIS DOES NOT REOCCUR BECAUSE OF MY BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE REGULATION LIMITING MY DUTY TIME TO 16 HRS. I WILL INSURE THAT I AM ON THE GND AND HAVE COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED WORK PRIOR TO THE 16 HR LIMITATION. REGARDLESS OF COMPANY PRESSURE TO HAVE THE AIRPLANE IN THE ASSIGNED PLACE. I WILL ALSO CONTINUALLY REMIND MY FELLOW PLTS THAT THIS REGULATION IS CONCRETE AND CANNOT BE WAIVED BY THE PLT OR THE COMPANY.

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.

Flight crew of an medium large transport cargo aircraft exceeded the flight time duty limitations by 5 mins.