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En route to the hotel after completing their duty period; flight crew is ordered to return to fly another leg. Later discover the assignment was contrary to both their contract and federal flight time duty time regulations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 696543 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sav.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 696543 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Upon arriving in sav; we were supposed to overnight. We waited for everyone to get off and shut the plane down. With a few delays finding my bag and helping a woman up the jetway; we loaded into the van about 45-50 mins after we blocked in. We were still in the van when the van driver was called to stop to have the captain call company. The van driver pulled over the van and stopped. We had no choice but to call scheduling. He was informed that we had to return to the airport and fly from sav to cvg because a crew was timing out. We returning and operated the flight. We were coming off reduced rest the night before. We get to cvg and overnighted there. I get home after the trip and contact my union representative to see if this was contractually legal. She got back to me and informed me not only was it against the contract but was against the FARS. 20 mins after block-in; you are released to rest. So now I realize that after 20 mins we were released to our compensatory rest. When we returned and operated the flight; we then were operating without the required amount of rest; therefore; violating the FARS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ENRTE TO THE HOTEL AFTER COMPLETING THEIR DUTY PERIOD; FLT CREW IS ORDERED TO RETURN TO FLY ANOTHER LEG. LATER DISCOVER THE ASSIGNMENT WAS CONTRARY TO BOTH THEIR CONTRACT AND FEDERAL FLT TIME DUTY TIME REGS.
Narrative: UPON ARRIVING IN SAV; WE WERE SUPPOSED TO OVERNIGHT. WE WAITED FOR EVERYONE TO GET OFF AND SHUT THE PLANE DOWN. WITH A FEW DELAYS FINDING MY BAG AND HELPING A WOMAN UP THE JETWAY; WE LOADED INTO THE VAN ABOUT 45-50 MINS AFTER WE BLOCKED IN. WE WERE STILL IN THE VAN WHEN THE VAN DRIVER WAS CALLED TO STOP TO HAVE THE CAPT CALL COMPANY. THE VAN DRIVER PULLED OVER THE VAN AND STOPPED. WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CALL SCHEDULING. HE WAS INFORMED THAT WE HAD TO RETURN TO THE ARPT AND FLY FROM SAV TO CVG BECAUSE A CREW WAS TIMING OUT. WE RETURNING AND OPERATED THE FLT. WE WERE COMING OFF REDUCED REST THE NIGHT BEFORE. WE GET TO CVG AND OVERNIGHTED THERE. I GET HOME AFTER THE TRIP AND CONTACT MY UNION REPRESENTATIVE TO SEE IF THIS WAS CONTRACTUALLY LEGAL. SHE GOT BACK TO ME AND INFORMED ME NOT ONLY WAS IT AGAINST THE CONTRACT BUT WAS AGAINST THE FARS. 20 MINS AFTER BLOCK-IN; YOU ARE RELEASED TO REST. SO NOW I REALIZE THAT AFTER 20 MINS WE WERE RELEASED TO OUR COMPENSATORY REST. WHEN WE RETURNED AND OPERATED THE FLT; WE THEN WERE OPERATING WITHOUT THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF REST; THEREFORE; VIOLATING THE FARS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.