Captain of a B727-200 exceeded the 30 day flight duty time limitation.

Attributes
ACN	467360
Time
Date	200003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 232 flight time total : 6815 flight time type : 1624
ASRS Report	467360
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I accidentally flew in excess of 100 hours in 30 days. The problem arose when the person that enters our company's flight times into the computer was out sick without my knowledge. Our computer indicated that I had flown 91.5 hours before I started my trip on mar/tue/00. I flew 5.5 hours that day which I thought would have put me at 97.0 hours. The person that had been out sick returned and entered time from the week before and I was at 101.5 hours at my trip's completion. I had been keeping my flight time on my personal laptop as a backup but I entered 1 day's flying in the wrong century by mistake. I have to enter the current date each time I change screen locations or my logbook reverts to 1900 instead of 2000. The problem is difficult to notice as mar/tue/2000 shows as mar/tue/00, the same as mar/tue/1900. I did not realize the problem had occurred until our flight following department paged me as I was landing at the end of my trip. To make sure the problem never occurs again I am now keeping a manual logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B727-200 EXCEEDED THE 30 DAY FLT DUTY TIME LIMITATION.

Narrative: I ACCIDENTALLY FLEW IN EXCESS OF 100 HRS IN 30 DAYS. THE PROB AROSE WHEN THE PERSON THAT ENTERS OUR COMPANY'S FLT TIMES INTO THE COMPUTER WAS OUT SICK WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. OUR COMPUTER INDICATED THAT I HAD FLOWN 91.5 HRS BEFORE I STARTED MY TRIP ON MAR/TUE/00. I FLEW 5.5 HRS THAT DAY WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD HAVE PUT ME AT 97.0 HRS. THE PERSON THAT HAD BEEN OUT SICK RETURNED AND ENTERED TIME FROM THE WK BEFORE AND I WAS AT 101.5 HRS AT MY TRIP'S COMPLETION. I HAD BEEN KEEPING MY FLT TIME ON MY PERSONAL LAPTOP AS A BACKUP BUT I ENTERED 1 DAY'S FLYING IN THE WRONG CENTURY BY MISTAKE. I HAVE TO ENTER THE CURRENT DATE EACH TIME I CHANGE SCREEN LOCATIONS OR MY LOGBOOK REVERTS TO 1900 INSTEAD OF 2000. THE PROB IS DIFFICULT TO NOTICE AS MAR/TUE/2000 SHOWS AS MAR/TUE/00, THE SAME AS MAR/TUE/1900. I DID NOT REALIZE THE PROB HAD OCCURRED UNTIL OUR FLT FOLLOWING DEPT PAGED ME AS I WAS LNDG AT THE END OF MY TRIP. TO MAKE SURE THE PROB NEVER OCCURS AGAIN I AM NOW KEEPING A MANUAL LOGBOOK.

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.