Narrative:

Scheduled to fly mco-phl-las. On arrival phl, involved in an aircraft change for flight to las. Aircraft to las had an MEL restr on airspeed and altitude which would require stopping in mci for fuel. Inbound crew had put maintenance write-ups in the logbook. I was working with phl maintenance to clear maintenance write-ups, dispatch on our fuel stop, and completing the follow-up requirements for the MEL we were operating under. Flight went smoothly into mci where I was coordinating with mci operations for our fueling and catering needs for a quick turn in mci. After departing mci and entering the rescheduled flight with an mci fuel stop, I realized we had been scheduled for an 8 hour 15 min flight time day. I was so busy coordinating everything in phl and mci that I never even thought about the additional flight time. Scheduling, dispatch, or I should have caught this sooner. My last few flts through phl have involved operational irregularities. I was so busy trying to ensure all of that was taken care of that I didn't even think about flight time. Supplemental information from acn 598682: at mci, captain advised me we would have over 8 hours flight time, and we were both unsure of legality in this matter. But as a result of the MEL, the extra flight time saw us well past the 8 hour mark. The day was originally scheduled for 7 hours 46 mins.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COORDINATING THE DETAILS INVOLVING A MECHANICAL REQUIRING A FUEL STOP ENRTE, AN ACR CREW FAILED TO NOTICE IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 8 HRS 15 MINS IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH FAR 121.471.

Narrative: SCHEDULED TO FLY MCO-PHL-LAS. ON ARR PHL, INVOLVED IN AN ACFT CHANGE FOR FLT TO LAS. ACFT TO LAS HAD AN MEL RESTR ON AIRSPD AND ALT WHICH WOULD REQUIRE STOPPING IN MCI FOR FUEL. INBOUND CREW HAD PUT MAINT WRITE-UPS IN THE LOGBOOK. I WAS WORKING WITH PHL MAINT TO CLR MAINT WRITE-UPS, DISPATCH ON OUR FUEL STOP, AND COMPLETING THE FOLLOW-UP REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MEL WE WERE OPERATING UNDER. FLT WENT SMOOTHLY INTO MCI WHERE I WAS COORDINATING WITH MCI OPS FOR OUR FUELING AND CATERING NEEDS FOR A QUICK TURN IN MCI. AFTER DEPARTING MCI AND ENTERING THE RESCHEDULED FLT WITH AN MCI FUEL STOP, I REALIZED WE HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR AN 8 HR 15 MIN FLT TIME DAY. I WAS SO BUSY COORDINATING EVERYTHING IN PHL AND MCI THAT I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL FLT TIME. SCHEDULING, DISPATCH, OR I SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS SOONER. MY LAST FEW FLTS THROUGH PHL HAVE INVOLVED OPERATIONAL IRREGULARITIES. I WAS SO BUSY TRYING TO ENSURE ALL OF THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF THAT I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT FLT TIME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 598682: AT MCI, CAPT ADVISED ME WE WOULD HAVE OVER 8 HRS FLT TIME, AND WE WERE BOTH UNSURE OF LEGALITY IN THIS MATTER. BUT AS A RESULT OF THE MEL, THE EXTRA FLT TIME SAW US WELL PAST THE 8 HR MARK. THE DAY WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR 7 HRS 46 MINS.

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.