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CL65 captain was deliberately scheduled to exceed 8 hours in 24 hours by the air carrier crew scheduling department.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 520919 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 520919 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I was scheduled to fly 7 hours and 50 mins. After 4 legs I had flown 6 hours and 45 mins I realized our duty would have taken us over 15 hours. Our contract requires us to fly no more than 15 hours. I immediately informed our scheduling department and they rescheduled me to a shorter leg to finish my day (ord-sgf versus ord-cae). This kept us within the 15 hour duty limit but it had us scheduled for more than 8 hours between rest periods. I accepted the assignment thinking we were originally scheduled for less than 8 hours and due to WX that day I could go over 8 hours. Union legal has since informed me this is not legal since just before my last leg of the day, I had subsequently been scheduled (or rescheduled) for more than 8 hours between rest periods. Personally, I think this regulation is fairly easy to violate. The way flight time and rest regulations are written, they can be very confusing. Fellow pilots, company management and even different FAA auths at different FSDO's, interpret the regulations differently.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CL65 CAPT WAS DELIBERATELY SCHEDULED TO EXCEED 8 HRS IN 24 HRS BY THE ACR CREW SCHEDULING DEPT.
Narrative: I WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY 7 HRS AND 50 MINS. AFTER 4 LEGS I HAD FLOWN 6 HRS AND 45 MINS I REALIZED OUR DUTY WOULD HAVE TAKEN US OVER 15 HRS. OUR CONTRACT REQUIRES US TO FLY NO MORE THAN 15 HRS. I IMMEDIATELY INFORMED OUR SCHEDULING DEPT AND THEY RESCHEDULED ME TO A SHORTER LEG TO FINISH MY DAY (ORD-SGF VERSUS ORD-CAE). THIS KEPT US WITHIN THE 15 HR DUTY LIMIT BUT IT HAD US SCHEDULED FOR MORE THAN 8 HRS BTWN REST PERIODS. I ACCEPTED THE ASSIGNMENT THINKING WE WERE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR LESS THAN 8 HRS AND DUE TO WX THAT DAY I COULD GO OVER 8 HRS. UNION LEGAL HAS SINCE INFORMED ME THIS IS NOT LEGAL SINCE JUST BEFORE MY LAST LEG OF THE DAY, I HAD SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN SCHEDULED (OR RESCHEDULED) FOR MORE THAN 8 HRS BTWN REST PERIODS. PERSONALLY, I THINK THIS REG IS FAIRLY EASY TO VIOLATE. THE WAY FLT TIME AND REST REGS ARE WRITTEN, THEY CAN BE VERY CONFUSING. FELLOW PLTS, COMPANY MGMNT AND EVEN DIFFERENT FAA AUTHS AT DIFFERENT FSDO'S, INTERPRET THE REGS DIFFERENTLY.
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.