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An air carrier crew operates, after a maintenance delay, in non compliance with flight time regulations when their crew tracking reduced a rest period that had already been reduced to minimum compliance in the original schedule.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595538 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sbn.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tys.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked 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 : 250 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 595538 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company FAA |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I was operating a trip for air carrier X. We had flown 4 legs of a 5 leg day last leg from msp to sbn. The aircraft we were to fly was delayed into msp because of a maintenance problem. Our scheduled out time of XA45 was delayed to XC10. I had contacted crew scheduling and they said to call them when we got to sbn for the next day report times. We arrived in sbn at XE04 and off duty at XE19. I called crew scheduling. They said to report at XI19 for an XI49 departure to msp. This would be an 8 hour reduced rest. We reported the next day as assigned and departed at XI48 back to msp. We deadheaded back to mem, arriving mem at XN38. At that time crew scheduling called us and told us we had departed sbn illegal, that we should have gotten 9 hours rest we had been scheduled for more than 9 hours of flight time in a 24 hour block. So 9 hours was reduced rest time. The trip was scheduled for 9 hours 36 mins minimum rest in the original schedule. The company had scheduled a reduced rest rather than scheduled legal rest. Crew scheduling reduced a reduced rest to 84 hours.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CREW OPERATES, AFTER A MAINT DELAY, IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH FLT TIME REGS WHEN THEIR CREW TRACKING REDUCED A REST PERIOD THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN REDUCED TO MINIMUM COMPLIANCE IN THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE.
Narrative: I WAS OPERATING A TRIP FOR ACR X. WE HAD FLOWN 4 LEGS OF A 5 LEG DAY LAST LEG FROM MSP TO SBN. THE ACFT WE WERE TO FLY WAS DELAYED INTO MSP BECAUSE OF A MAINT PROB. OUR SCHEDULED OUT TIME OF XA45 WAS DELAYED TO XC10. I HAD CONTACTED CREW SCHEDULING AND THEY SAID TO CALL THEM WHEN WE GOT TO SBN FOR THE NEXT DAY RPT TIMES. WE ARRIVED IN SBN AT XE04 AND OFF DUTY AT XE19. I CALLED CREW SCHEDULING. THEY SAID TO RPT AT XI19 FOR AN XI49 DEP TO MSP. THIS WOULD BE AN 8 HR REDUCED REST. WE RPTED THE NEXT DAY AS ASSIGNED AND DEPARTED AT XI48 BACK TO MSP. WE DEADHEADED BACK TO MEM, ARRIVING MEM AT XN38. AT THAT TIME CREW SCHEDULING CALLED US AND TOLD US WE HAD DEPARTED SBN ILLEGAL, THAT WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN 9 HRS REST WE HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MORE THAN 9 HRS OF FLT TIME IN A 24 HR BLOCK. SO 9 HRS WAS REDUCED REST TIME. THE TRIP WAS SCHEDULED FOR 9 HRS 36 MINS MINIMUM REST IN THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE. THE COMPANY HAD SCHEDULED A REDUCED REST RATHER THAN SCHEDULED LEGAL REST. CREW SCHEDULING REDUCED A REDUCED REST TO 84 HRS.
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.