Captain of a 4 engine widebody transport complained that his company assigned him duty standby witho...

Attributes
ACN	500450
Time
Date	200102
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 7400 flight time type : 4200
ASRS Report	500450
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Problem arose when crew scheduling made a mistake on doubling my time off to allow me to fly over 8 hours in a 24 hour period. The break in duty was not long enough. I ended up with 8 hours 28 mins in a 24 hour period. Upon reaching hub with 8 hours 28 mins on us and again bringing it to crew scheduling's attention, they still assigned my crew hot stand-by duty for 4 more hours (needed 16 hours off). After being released for rest and being given a wkend release only 6 hours later, I was called and told I had to take a trip 20 hours later. Problem being I was not given 16 hours off after flying over 8 hours without an intervening rest period of proper length, and then being assigned more duty. Also, when I was released into rest, I was called only 6 hours later to be assigned more duty. The only corrective action I know is to have our poi come down on the company for not following the FARS. In the long run, this will cause safety of flight concerns from crews being fatigued.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A 4 ENG WDB COMPLAINED THAT HIS COMPANY ASSIGNED HIM DUTY STANDBY WITHOUT THE LEGAL REST PERIOD AFTER FLT TIME EXCEEDING 8 HRS.

Narrative: PROB AROSE WHEN CREW SCHEDULING MADE A MISTAKE ON DOUBLING MY TIME OFF TO ALLOW ME TO FLY OVER 8 HRS IN A 24 HR PERIOD. THE BREAK IN DUTY WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH. I ENDED UP WITH 8 HRS 28 MINS IN A 24 HR PERIOD. UPON REACHING HUB WITH 8 HRS 28 MINS ON US AND AGAIN BRINGING IT TO CREW SCHEDULING'S ATTN, THEY STILL ASSIGNED MY CREW HOT STAND-BY DUTY FOR 4 MORE HRS (NEEDED 16 HRS OFF). AFTER BEING RELEASED FOR REST AND BEING GIVEN A WKEND RELEASE ONLY 6 HRS LATER, I WAS CALLED AND TOLD I HAD TO TAKE A TRIP 20 HRS LATER. PROB BEING I WAS NOT GIVEN 16 HRS OFF AFTER FLYING OVER 8 HRS WITHOUT AN INTERVENING REST PERIOD OF PROPER LENGTH, AND THEN BEING ASSIGNED MORE DUTY. ALSO, WHEN I WAS RELEASED INTO REST, I WAS CALLED ONLY 6 HRS LATER TO BE ASSIGNED MORE DUTY. THE ONLY CORRECTIVE ACTION I KNOW IS TO HAVE OUR POI COME DOWN ON THE COMPANY FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE FARS. IN THE LONG RUN, THIS WILL CAUSE SAFETY OF FLT CONCERNS FROM CREWS BEING FATIGUED.

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.

Captain of a 4 engine widebody transport complained that his company assigned him duty standby without the legal rest period after flight time exceeding 8 hours.