An air carrier pilot believes that he was forced to violate far 121 pt 471 (a).

Attributes
ACN	314660
Time
Date	199508
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	314660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Our company's crew schedulers made a change to my schedule without notifying me at the time it was changed. When I was notified of the change, I took the time that I have flown and added it to the new scheduled time I was given. It was over 8 hours, 8 hours 2 mins to be exact. I insisted that I could not complete the trip without violating far 121.471A. My chief pilot told me that I could only add my flight time to the scheduled time when the change to my schedule was actually put into the computer. What the company failed to realize is that I have to accept the trip before it can be legal. I was not notified at the proper time. By the time I was notified, I was scheduled illegally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PLT BELIEVES THAT HE WAS FORCED TO VIOLATE FAR 121 PT 471 (A).

Narrative: OUR COMPANY'S CREW SCHEDULERS MADE A CHANGE TO MY SCHEDULE WITHOUT NOTIFYING ME AT THE TIME IT WAS CHANGED. WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CHANGE, I TOOK THE TIME THAT I HAVE FLOWN AND ADDED IT TO THE NEW SCHEDULED TIME I WAS GIVEN. IT WAS OVER 8 HRS, 8 HRS 2 MINS TO BE EXACT. I INSISTED THAT I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE TRIP WITHOUT VIOLATING FAR 121.471A. MY CHIEF PLT TOLD ME THAT I COULD ONLY ADD MY FLT TIME TO THE SCHEDULED TIME WHEN THE CHANGE TO MY SCHEDULE WAS ACTUALLY PUT INTO THE COMPUTER. WHAT THE COMPANY FAILED TO REALIZE IS THAT I HAVE TO ACCEPT THE TRIP BEFORE IT CAN BE LEGAL. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THE PROPER TIME. BY THE TIME I WAS NOTIFIED, I WAS SCHEDULED ILLEGALLY.

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.