Far. Flight crew exceeds 8 in 24 hour rule.

Attributes
ACN	301473
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : okc
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	301473
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Charter sequence was scheduled for 7 plus 30 hours as follows: lbb-sea-okc-lbb. WX precluded landing charter flight in okc. Diverted to dal. Scheduling/dispatch rerted us dal-okc-lbb by phone. Advised us that 'WX rerte' made us legal to do so. Flew dal-okc with WX hold. After landing in okc our flight time was 10 plus 29 hours. Now told that instead of okc-lbb (from original sequence) that we would go okc-dal. This took us off of original sequence of flts, and out of 'WX rerte' condition. Not sure if this was legal. Total hours for sequence 11:14. Otherwise, normal operations. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the dispatcher/scheduler strikes again. This flight crew was going to be over on time, but they would have been legal if the dispatcher had not rescheduled them. The reporter only mentioned their flight time of 11 hours and 14 mins. Their total duty time must have been very long. This flight crew was flying a B737-300 aircraft. The captain said that they explained to the dispatcher and to the scheduling department the concerns of the flight crew, but they were ordered to fly the trip as rescheduled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAR. FLC EXCEEDS 8 IN 24 HR RULE.

Narrative: CHARTER SEQUENCE WAS SCHEDULED FOR 7 PLUS 30 HRS AS FOLLOWS: LBB-SEA-OKC-LBB. WX PRECLUDED LNDG CHARTER FLT IN OKC. DIVERTED TO DAL. SCHEDULING/DISPATCH RERTED US DAL-OKC-LBB BY PHONE. ADVISED US THAT 'WX RERTE' MADE US LEGAL TO DO SO. FLEW DAL-OKC WITH WX HOLD. AFTER LNDG IN OKC OUR FLT TIME WAS 10 PLUS 29 HRS. NOW TOLD THAT INSTEAD OF OKC-LBB (FROM ORIGINAL SEQUENCE) THAT WE WOULD GO OKC-DAL. THIS TOOK US OFF OF ORIGINAL SEQUENCE OF FLTS, AND OUT OF 'WX RERTE' CONDITION. NOT SURE IF THIS WAS LEGAL. TOTAL HRS FOR SEQUENCE 11:14. OTHERWISE, NORMAL OPS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE DISPATCHER/SCHEDULER STRIKES AGAIN. THIS FLC WAS GOING TO BE OVER ON TIME, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN LEGAL IF THE DISPATCHER HAD NOT RESCHEDULED THEM. THE RPTR ONLY MENTIONED THEIR FLT TIME OF 11 HRS AND 14 MINS. THEIR TOTAL DUTY TIME MUST HAVE BEEN VERY LONG. THIS FLC WAS FLYING A B737-300 ACFT. THE CAPT SAID THAT THEY EXPLAINED TO THE DISPATCHER AND TO THE SCHEDULING DEPT THE CONCERNS OF THE FLC, BUT THEY WERE ORDERED TO FLY THE TRIP AS RESCHEDULED.

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.