MD80 captain thought he exceeded 30 in 7.

Attributes
ACN	489560
Time
Date	200010
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	489560
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : crew tracking
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Exceeded 30 in 7. Due to WX, multiple delays resulted in running very late throughout duty day. Paperwork was handed to me as we arrived, plane change etc, and I did not realize when I departed oak that I would exceed 30 hours by flying the leg to lax. No message from crew tracking was received to warn of the impending 30 in 7 which would have been prevented if I had realized it prior to the oak-lax leg. The oversight was due entirely to a rushed get in/get out flying day combined with no support from the crew trackers. It is my responsibility to remain legal, but in the past I have observed messages and assistance in preventing the 30 in 7 problem. I should have included a running calculation during the day to prevent the overage and not expected/relied on assistance from the company to keep me legal. The total was 30.59 hours in a 7 day period. Crew member debrief information submitted 20 mins later. After a detailed discussion with tracking, it appears I was 4 mins below the maximum please disregard my previous message. Thanks.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPT THOUGHT HE EXCEEDED 30 IN 7.

Narrative: EXCEEDED 30 IN 7. DUE TO WX, MULTIPLE DELAYS RESULTED IN RUNNING VERY LATE THROUGHOUT DUTY DAY. PAPERWORK WAS HANDED TO ME AS WE ARRIVED, PLANE CHANGE ETC, AND I DID NOT REALIZE WHEN I DEPARTED OAK THAT I WOULD EXCEED 30 HRS BY FLYING THE LEG TO LAX. NO MESSAGE FROM CREW TRACKING WAS RECEIVED TO WARN OF THE IMPENDING 30 IN 7 WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF I HAD REALIZED IT PRIOR TO THE OAK-LAX LEG. THE OVERSIGHT WAS DUE ENTIRELY TO A RUSHED GET IN/GET OUT FLYING DAY COMBINED WITH NO SUPPORT FROM THE CREW TRACKERS. IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REMAIN LEGAL, BUT IN THE PAST I HAVE OBSERVED MESSAGES AND ASSISTANCE IN PREVENTING THE 30 IN 7 PROB. I SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED A RUNNING CALCULATION DURING THE DAY TO PREVENT THE OVERAGE AND NOT EXPECTED/RELIED ON ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMPANY TO KEEP ME LEGAL. THE TOTAL WAS 30.59 HRS IN A 7 DAY PERIOD. CREW MEMBER DEBRIEF INFO SUBMITTED 20 MINS LATER. AFTER A DETAILED DISCUSSION WITH TRACKING, IT APPEARS I WAS 4 MINS BELOW THE MAX PLEASE DISREGARD MY PREVIOUS MESSAGE. THANKS.

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.