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DHC8 flight crew are scheduled over the maximum flight time hours in a 24 hour period due to WX diversion and ferry of aircraft to the location of the start of their last scheduled flight leg.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 502780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ckb.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12900 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 502780 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
We were scheduled to crew for XA35 of block time for the day. The first leg diverted due to WX at our destination. The company then canceled our second leg and rescheduled us to ferry our aircraft to a down-line station to continue our scheduled crew from the third leg on. With the diversion and ferry flight and then continuing our scheduled day would be for a total block of 8 hours 6 mins. When I questioned the legality of the crew, I was told by the dispatcher that the reschedule was legal due to 'circumstances beyond the operator's control.' I continued to question whether the reschedule was legal or not and was advised the same from crew scheduling, training department, and director of flying, that the reschedule was legal due to 'circumstances beyond the operator's control.' we flew the rescheduled crew and finished the day with 8 hours 19 mins of block.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DHC8 FLC ARE SCHEDULED OVER THE MAX FLT TIME HRS IN A 24 HR PERIOD DUE TO WX DIVERSION AND FERRY OF ACFT TO THE LOCATION OF THE START OF THEIR LAST SCHEDULED FLT LEG.
Narrative: WE WERE SCHEDULED TO CREW FOR XA35 OF BLOCK TIME FOR THE DAY. THE FIRST LEG DIVERTED DUE TO WX AT OUR DEST. THE COMPANY THEN CANCELED OUR SECOND LEG AND RESCHEDULED US TO FERRY OUR ACFT TO A DOWN-LINE STATION TO CONTINUE OUR SCHEDULED CREW FROM THE THIRD LEG ON. WITH THE DIVERSION AND FERRY FLT AND THEN CONTINUING OUR SCHEDULED DAY WOULD BE FOR A TOTAL BLOCK OF 8 HRS 6 MINS. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE LEGALITY OF THE CREW, I WAS TOLD BY THE DISPATCHER THAT THE RESCHEDULE WAS LEGAL DUE TO 'CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE OPERATOR'S CTL.' I CONTINUED TO QUESTION WHETHER THE RESCHEDULE WAS LEGAL OR NOT AND WAS ADVISED THE SAME FROM CREW SCHEDULING, TRAINING DEPT, AND DIRECTOR OF FLYING, THAT THE RESCHEDULE WAS LEGAL DUE TO 'CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE OPERATOR'S CTL.' WE FLEW THE RESCHEDULED CREW AND FINISHED THE DAY WITH 8 HRS 19 MINS OF BLOCK.
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.