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A B737 captain exceeds the 30 hours in 7 days far due to discrepancies in his company's computing system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 581628 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | tower : frg.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 581628 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was called out for a day trip that my records indicate I was legal 30 hours/7 days to fly. My records are based on the ACARS located in the aircraft I am flying. There can be discrepancies from what we show in the cockpit for block times and the crew computer. It has been my experience to use the ACARS in the cockpit because it shows aircraft movement (for block hours). My company needs to resolve these times discrepancies. Then events like this would not take place. The aircraft movement is logged in the cockpit. Door closed 'may be' logged in crew computer. It varies! It depends on what aircraft I am flying.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 CAPT EXCEEDS THE 30 HRS IN 7 DAYS FAR DUE TO DISCREPANCIES IN HIS COMPANY'S COMPUTING SYS.
Narrative: I WAS CALLED OUT FOR A DAY TRIP THAT MY RECORDS INDICATE I WAS LEGAL 30 HRS/7 DAYS TO FLY. MY RECORDS ARE BASED ON THE ACARS LOCATED IN THE ACFT I AM FLYING. THERE CAN BE DISCREPANCIES FROM WHAT WE SHOW IN THE COCKPIT FOR BLOCK TIMES AND THE CREW COMPUTER. IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE TO USE THE ACARS IN THE COCKPIT BECAUSE IT SHOWS ACFT MOVEMENT (FOR BLOCK HRS). MY COMPANY NEEDS TO RESOLVE THESE TIMES DISCREPANCIES. THEN EVENTS LIKE THIS WOULD NOT TAKE PLACE. THE ACFT MOVEMENT IS LOGGED IN THE COCKPIT. DOOR CLOSED 'MAY BE' LOGGED IN CREW COMPUTER. IT VARIES! IT DEPENDS ON WHAT ACFT I AM FLYING.
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.