Narrative:

In the transition from the july schedule to august schedule (1997), I was scheduled for 7 consecutive days without a 24 hour period off, contrary to the requirements of the regulations. Additionally, the majority of my flight assignments ranged from 3 1/2 hours to 6 1/2 hours a day. After the completion of my flight assignment on aug/xa/97, I discovered I could not accept the entirety of the next day's schedule as it would exceed 30 hours within 7 days. I brought this to the attention of crew scheduling along with the issue of requiring 24 hours off somewhere in my current 7 day's flight assignment. Consequently, I was given the entirety of the following day off. Having dropped aug/xb/97 flight assignment subtracted over 6 hours of flying from my schedule for the week and provided my required 24 hours off. Unfortunately, I also believed that, for the purposes of accepting this flight assignment of nearly 6 1/2 hours of flying, I had dropped 6 3/4 hours of flying from 7 days prior. In fact, the 6 3/4 hour flight was only 6 days prior to day 7's flight assignment and was included in the 7 day summary which exceeded 30 hours. The error was discovered by crew scheduling on aug/xc/97 and I was immediately removed from the schedule to preclude any further violation. I feel I am most at fault for not having discovered the discrepancy before the damage was done. The regulations, however, place equal responsibility on the employer and employee for the legality of a schedule. A computer program crew scheduling employs to prevent such problems apparently idented the problem before it occurred but went unnoticed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PLT REMOVED FROM SCHEDULE AFTER CREW SCHEDULING DISCOVERS HE HAD EXCEEDED 30 HRS IN 7 DAYS.

Narrative: IN THE TRANSITION FROM THE JULY SCHEDULE TO AUGUST SCHEDULE (1997), I WAS SCHEDULED FOR 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITHOUT A 24 HR PERIOD OFF, CONTRARY TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE REGS. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAJORITY OF MY FLT ASSIGNMENTS RANGED FROM 3 1/2 HRS TO 6 1/2 HRS A DAY. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF MY FLT ASSIGNMENT ON AUG/XA/97, I DISCOVERED I COULD NOT ACCEPT THE ENTIRETY OF THE NEXT DAY'S SCHEDULE AS IT WOULD EXCEED 30 HRS WITHIN 7 DAYS. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTN OF CREW SCHEDULING ALONG WITH THE ISSUE OF REQUIRING 24 HRS OFF SOMEWHERE IN MY CURRENT 7 DAY'S FLT ASSIGNMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, I WAS GIVEN THE ENTIRETY OF THE FOLLOWING DAY OFF. HAVING DROPPED AUG/XB/97 FLT ASSIGNMENT SUBTRACTED OVER 6 HRS OF FLYING FROM MY SCHEDULE FOR THE WK AND PROVIDED MY REQUIRED 24 HRS OFF. UNFORTUNATELY, I ALSO BELIEVED THAT, FOR THE PURPOSES OF ACCEPTING THIS FLT ASSIGNMENT OF NEARLY 6 1/2 HRS OF FLYING, I HAD DROPPED 6 3/4 HRS OF FLYING FROM 7 DAYS PRIOR. IN FACT, THE 6 3/4 HR FLT WAS ONLY 6 DAYS PRIOR TO DAY 7'S FLT ASSIGNMENT AND WAS INCLUDED IN THE 7 DAY SUMMARY WHICH EXCEEDED 30 HRS. THE ERROR WAS DISCOVERED BY CREW SCHEDULING ON AUG/XC/97 AND I WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE SCHEDULE TO PRECLUDE ANY FURTHER VIOLATION. I FEEL I AM MOST AT FAULT FOR NOT HAVING DISCOVERED THE DISCREPANCY BEFORE THE DAMAGE WAS DONE. THE REGS, HOWEVER, PLACE EQUAL RESPONSIBILITY ON THE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE FOR THE LEGALITY OF A SCHEDULE. A COMPUTER PROGRAM CREW SCHEDULING EMPLOYS TO PREVENT SUCH PROBS APPARENTLY IDENTED THE PROB BEFORE IT OCCURRED BUT WENT UNNOTICED.

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.