Narrative:

First of all date of occurrence needs to be addressed. On the apr/thu/95 I was pulled off the last leg of an international flight sequence (mem-cdg) (cdg-stn-ewr) ewr-mem the domestic leg was a part of a (3 crew) pairing. On the pairing I went over 100 hours in 30 days. No problem our flight crew handbook states international hours 120 in 30 days, 300 hours in 90 days. The far's state 121.5 the same. No far violation took place! On the apr/mon/95 I checked and was told a voluntary disclosure was being drawn up. Everyone tells me, or agrees that no far violation took place! Then why a disclosure? Please clarify what constitutes a domestic verses international line. Ie, which limitations govern. My line was international. The question is, can a pilot fly 90 hours domestically then take a 20 hours international trip legally? Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he did not know if he was in violation of the duty time limitations, but concerned that he could be and that even though the company stated that he was not but turned in a self disclosure statement, that he might be. Based on the fact that he did apparently fly between 2 domestic locations on his last international flight leg, and that leg put him over 100 hours, he was probably in violation of the FARS. He further stated that he appreciated the clarification and said that he did not keep track of his actual time since it was recorded by the company in their computer. Therefore, he expected for the company to keep him scheduled within the duty time limitations.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SO OF AN WDB EXCEEDED FLT TIME DUTY LIMITATIONS FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL CARRIER DOMESTIC FLT LEG.

Narrative: FIRST OF ALL DATE OF OCCURRENCE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ON THE APR/THU/95 I WAS PULLED OFF THE LAST LEG OF AN INTL FLT SEQUENCE (MEM-CDG) (CDG-STN-EWR) EWR-MEM THE DOMESTIC LEG WAS A PART OF A (3 CREW) PAIRING. ON THE PAIRING I WENT OVER 100 HRS IN 30 DAYS. NO PROB OUR FLC HANDBOOK STATES INTL HRS 120 IN 30 DAYS, 300 HRS IN 90 DAYS. THE FAR'S STATE 121.5 THE SAME. NO FAR VIOLATION TOOK PLACE! ON THE APR/MON/95 I CHKED AND WAS TOLD A VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE WAS BEING DRAWN UP. EVERYONE TELLS ME, OR AGREES THAT NO FAR VIOLATION TOOK PLACE! THEN WHY A DISCLOSURE? PLEASE CLARIFY WHAT CONSTITUTES A DOMESTIC VERSES INTL LINE. IE, WHICH LIMITATIONS GOVERN. MY LINE WAS INTL. THE QUESTION IS, CAN A PLT FLY 90 HRS DOMESTICALLY THEN TAKE A 20 HRS INTL TRIP LEGALLY? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW IF HE WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS, BUT CONCERNED THAT HE COULD BE AND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE COMPANY STATED THAT HE WAS NOT BUT TURNED IN A SELF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, THAT HE MIGHT BE. BASED ON THE FACT THAT HE DID APPARENTLY FLY BTWN 2 DOMESTIC LOCATIONS ON HIS LAST INTL FLT LEG, AND THAT LEG PUT HIM OVER 100 HRS, HE WAS PROBABLY IN VIOLATION OF THE FARS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE APPRECIATED THE CLARIFICATION AND SAID THAT HE DID NOT KEEP TRACK OF HIS ACTUAL TIME SINCE IT WAS RECORDED BY THE COMPANY IN THEIR COMPUTER. THEREFORE, HE EXPECTED FOR THE COMPANY TO KEEP HIM SCHEDULED WITHIN THE DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS.

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.