Narrative:

On oct/xa/00 I was arriving from a previous flight when I had been assigned to another without my knowledge at the time. Upon arriving at station operations, I learned that I had another trip with a departure time of 10 mins from that moment, on a different aircraft, at a different gate from before. Until then, I thought that I was done for the day. Operations put pressure on me to speed up to get to the aircraft, saying also that they could not locate me earlier (I was still flying the other trip) and that they had begun deplaning the passenger. As I ran to get the dispatch release, look at WX and preflight the aircraft, after departure, during climb, I began to think about a possible conflict with my duty time. I discovered that I could not complete the flight due to the fact that I would exceed 30 hours in 7 days rule. I immediately notified dispatch via radio that I discovered this and initiated a return to mem. I exceeded my time by .3 hours. It is my responsibility to keep track of my time. When I discovered the problem, I corrected it by returning. Scheduling department did not check on this issue, and the computer system, although designed to avoid this, did not work as advertised. Added pressure by operations influenced me in not thinking about time. Also, my airline is experiencing incredibly fast growth, with many new personnel (schedulers) who still are not experienced with their job. It is always the pilot's responsibility to not let himself be pressured, and always check their times.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT CAPT WAS SCHEDULED BY HIS ACR TO EXCEED 30 HRS FLYING IN 7 DAYS TIME.

Narrative: ON OCT/XA/00 I WAS ARRIVING FROM A PREVIOUS FLT WHEN I HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME. UPON ARRIVING AT STATION OPS, I LEARNED THAT I HAD ANOTHER TRIP WITH A DEP TIME OF 10 MINS FROM THAT MOMENT, ON A DIFFERENT ACFT, AT A DIFFERENT GATE FROM BEFORE. UNTIL THEN, I THOUGHT THAT I WAS DONE FOR THE DAY. OPS PUT PRESSURE ON ME TO SPD UP TO GET TO THE ACFT, SAYING ALSO THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ME EARLIER (I WAS STILL FLYING THE OTHER TRIP) AND THAT THEY HAD BEGUN DEPLANING THE PAX. AS I RAN TO GET THE DISPATCH RELEASE, LOOK AT WX AND PREFLT THE ACFT, AFTER DEP, DURING CLB, I BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT A POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH MY DUTY TIME. I DISCOVERED THAT I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE FLT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WOULD EXCEED 30 HRS IN 7 DAYS RULE. I IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED DISPATCH VIA RADIO THAT I DISCOVERED THIS AND INITIATED A RETURN TO MEM. I EXCEEDED MY TIME BY .3 HRS. IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP TRACK OF MY TIME. WHEN I DISCOVERED THE PROB, I CORRECTED IT BY RETURNING. SCHEDULING DEPT DID NOT CHK ON THIS ISSUE, AND THE COMPUTER SYS, ALTHOUGH DESIGNED TO AVOID THIS, DID NOT WORK AS ADVERTISED. ADDED PRESSURE BY OPS INFLUENCED ME IN NOT THINKING ABOUT TIME. ALSO, MY AIRLINE IS EXPERIENCING INCREDIBLY FAST GROWTH, WITH MANY NEW PERSONNEL (SCHEDULERS) WHO STILL ARE NOT EXPERIENCED WITH THEIR JOB. IT IS ALWAYS THE PLT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT LET HIMSELF BE PRESSURED, AND ALWAYS CHK THEIR TIMES.

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.