A reserve first officer accepts an illegal reserve assignment that exceeds her 16 hour duty day at s...

Attributes
ACN	450890
Time
Date	199910
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 119
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	450890
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was called during a reserve period to cover a flight assignment for that day. I had begun the reserve period at AB00 that morning and was called on a 1 hour callout at AG30. When the scheduler described the trip, I assumed that it would finish and I would be released prior to XX00, which would make for a 16 hour duty day. So I accepted the assignment. When I reached the airport and got your trip printout, I realized that I would not be released until XZ00. Having already accepted the trip, I would be disciplined if I told them at that late time that I was unable to fly the trip because it exceeded my duty limitations. In addition, the company was in a transition to come fully into compliance with the FARS regarding reserve/rest. To ensure that this does not happen again, I will take the time to get more information from the crew scheduler regarding the trip and specifically the release time. With that information, I can then decide whether it is legal or not to accept each trip assigned during a reserve period.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A RESERVE FO ACCEPTS AN ILLEGAL RESERVE ASSIGNMENT THAT EXCEEDS HER 16 HR DUTY DAY AT SFO, CA.

Narrative: I WAS CALLED DURING A RESERVE PERIOD TO COVER A FLT ASSIGNMENT FOR THAT DAY. I HAD BEGUN THE RESERVE PERIOD AT AB00 THAT MORNING AND WAS CALLED ON A 1 HR CALLOUT AT AG30. WHEN THE SCHEDULER DESCRIBED THE TRIP, I ASSUMED THAT IT WOULD FINISH AND I WOULD BE RELEASED PRIOR TO XX00, WHICH WOULD MAKE FOR A 16 HR DUTY DAY. SO I ACCEPTED THE ASSIGNMENT. WHEN I REACHED THE ARPT AND GOT YOUR TRIP PRINTOUT, I REALIZED THAT I WOULD NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL XZ00. HAVING ALREADY ACCEPTED THE TRIP, I WOULD BE DISCIPLINED IF I TOLD THEM AT THAT LATE TIME THAT I WAS UNABLE TO FLY THE TRIP BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED MY DUTY LIMITATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY WAS IN A TRANSITION TO COME FULLY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE FARS REGARDING RESERVE/REST. TO ENSURE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, I WILL TAKE THE TIME TO GET MORE INFO FROM THE CREW SCHEDULER REGARDING THE TRIP AND SPECIFICALLY THE RELEASE TIME. WITH THAT INFO, I CAN THEN DECIDE WHETHER IT IS LEGAL OR NOT TO ACCEPT EACH TRIP ASSIGNED DURING A RESERVE PERIOD.

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.

A reserve first officer accepts an illegal reserve assignment that exceeds her 16 hour duty day at sfo, ca.