Reporter, a dispatcher for an air carrier, discovered after the fact that he was assigned a work shi...

Attributes
ACN	625676
Time
Date	200407
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
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	other personnel
ASRS Report	625967
Person 2
Function	other personnel other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1 & 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

On jul/sat/04, I was called for day shift overtime at XA00 by the dispatch manager. Being half asleep, I accepted, thinking I would be legal since I had worked an afternoon shift the day before, assuming 24 hour break when I actually had 23 hour break. The day before I started at XJ00 hours, not XK00 hours. The scheduling computer system was missed at the callout time, but picked it up going forward which was after the fact during the day shift in violation. This was an honest mistake on my part because I assumed that I was legal when I received the call in the early morning of jul/sat/04 from the manager. The error was discovered when I was being considered for overtime on aug/sun/04 again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR, A DISPATCHER FOR AN ACR, DISCOVERED AFTER THE FACT THAT HE WAS ASSIGNED A WORK SHIFT BY HIS COMPANY. HE BEGAN 1 HR PRIOR TO THE END OF HIS FAR REQUIRED PERIOD FREE FROM DUTY.

Narrative: ON JUL/SAT/04, I WAS CALLED FOR DAY SHIFT OVERTIME AT XA00 BY THE DISPATCH MGR. BEING HALF ASLEEP, I ACCEPTED, THINKING I WOULD BE LEGAL SINCE I HAD WORKED AN AFTERNOON SHIFT THE DAY BEFORE, ASSUMING 24 HR BREAK WHEN I ACTUALLY HAD 23 HR BREAK. THE DAY BEFORE I STARTED AT XJ00 HRS, NOT XK00 HRS. THE SCHEDULING COMPUTER SYS WAS MISSED AT THE CALLOUT TIME, BUT PICKED IT UP GOING FORWARD WHICH WAS AFTER THE FACT DURING THE DAY SHIFT IN VIOLATION. THIS WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE ON MY PART BECAUSE I ASSUMED THAT I WAS LEGAL WHEN I RECEIVED THE CALL IN THE EARLY MORNING OF JUL/SAT/04 FROM THE MGR. THE ERROR WAS DISCOVERED WHEN I WAS BEING CONSIDERED FOR OVERTIME ON AUG/SUN/04 AGAIN.

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.

Reporter, a dispatcher for an air carrier, discovered after the fact that he was assigned a work shift by his company. He began 1 hour prior to the end of his far required period free from duty.