Narrative:

Due to scheduling misrepresenting block times on my schedule; I was scheduled to fly over 8 hours in one duty period. Because I am on 1st year probation; duress and fear of my job being in jeopardy caused me not to call fatigue in order to avoid this over-scheduling problem. (I did not feel fatigued at the time; however; scheduling claimed that the schedule was legal; and therefore; fatigue was my only option.) my first flight we blocked a total of 2:17. There we swapped to an aircraft that was speed restricted due to MEL this is important. Because of the MEL; block times were increased on the release; however; scheduling did not reflect the increase in block time on my schedule. We were scheduled to fly two more legs; and then my day was supposed to end. Due to reduced speed; the first leg was reported at 3:07 on the release but on my schedule it is only blocked for 2:40. Also; the second leg should have been adjusted for speed restriction showing 1:24; however; it was still only blocked for 1:20. Scheduling sent a message notifying me of additional flying. Scheduling sent the message 6 minutes before we blocked in; therefore; the estimated block time of 3:07 should have been used for planning purposes. Knowing this; the following should have been computed: 2.17 + 3.07 + 1.24 + 1.20 (additional flying) for a total of 8.08 however; when scheduling sent the message; they used the following figures: 2.17 + 2.40 + 1.20 + 1.20 (additional flying) = total 7.37 I called scheduling to discuss the legality of the additional flying; and was put on hold; then disconnected without any conversation about the assignment. Still unsure about the legality; I talked to the assistant chief pilot; he called a scheduling manager; who confirmed the assignment was given to me before completion of the 3.07 leg. Then the scheduling manager claimed I had confirmed the assignment (the time at which I called and got disconnected from crew scheduling). I would like to make it clear that I did not confirm the schedule upon calling; I was merely calling to find out exactly when it was assigned; in order to aid my judgment in its legality.block times on releases did not match block times on employee schedule; leading to incorrect; illegal over-schedule situation. Impress importance in training on how easily scheduling can manipulate times and details that can lead to flying or being scheduled illegally.

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Title: New hire First Officer reports being assigned a three leg trip that whose block time goes up due to an MEL that reduces cruise speed. Mid trip he is assigned an additional leg of flying which will result in more than eight hours of flying in one duty period.

Narrative: Due to scheduling misrepresenting block times on my schedule; I was scheduled to fly over 8 hours in one duty period. Because I am on 1st year probation; duress and fear of my job being in jeopardy caused me NOT to call fatigue in order to avoid this over-scheduling problem. (I did not feel fatigued at the time; however; scheduling claimed that the schedule was legal; and therefore; fatigue was my only option.) My first flight we blocked a total of 2:17. There we swapped to an aircraft that was speed restricted due to MEL this is important. Because of the MEL; block times were increased on the release; HOWEVER; scheduling did not reflect the increase in block time on my schedule. We were scheduled to fly two more legs; and then my day was supposed to end. Due to reduced speed; the first leg was reported at 3:07 on the release but on my schedule it is only blocked for 2:40. Also; the second leg should have been adjusted for speed restriction showing 1:24; however; it was still only blocked for 1:20. Scheduling sent a message notifying me of additional flying. Scheduling sent the message 6 minutes before we blocked in; therefore; the estimated block time of 3:07 should have been used for planning purposes. Knowing this; the following should have been computed: 2.17 + 3.07 + 1.24 + 1.20 (additional flying) for a TOTAL of 8.08 However; when Scheduling sent the message; they used the following figures: 2.17 + 2.40 + 1.20 + 1.20 (additional flying) = TOTAL 7.37 I called Scheduling to discuss the legality of the additional flying; and was put on hold; then disconnected without any conversation about the assignment. Still unsure about the legality; I talked to the assistant Chief Pilot; he called a Scheduling Manager; who confirmed the assignment was given to me before completion of the 3.07 leg. Then the Scheduling Manager claimed I had confirmed the assignment (the time at which I called and got disconnected from Crew Scheduling). I would like to make it clear that I did not confirm the schedule upon calling; I was merely calling to find out exactly when it was assigned; in order to aid my judgment in its legality.Block times on releases did not match block times on employee schedule; leading to incorrect; illegal over-schedule situation. Impress importance in training on how easily Scheduling can manipulate times and details that can lead to flying or being scheduled illegally.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.