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EMB175 first officer questions his company's method of calculating the planned block time on the final leg of the day for far 117 compliance. The scheduled block time of 3:05 is recalculated to 2:45 due to favorable winds; allowing completion of the trip within nine hours. Actual block time is 4:09 and 10:08 for the day.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1151132 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201402 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
At the start of the day my schedule showed three legs; first leg 1:35 block; second leg 3:20 block; and third leg 3:05 block. Actual block was 1:34 for the first leg and 4:25 for the second leg. If we were to fly the last block it would put us over our nine hours of flight time. When I called and informed scheduling; I was put on hold. When they returned I was informed that our block time was recalculated using updated wind information and that my block was now scheduled to be 2:45 and we were legal to fly the last leg. Was not sure if it was legal but captain was informed by chief pilot it was legal to recalculate block time. We flew last leg and had a total block of 10:08.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB175 First Officer questions his company's method of calculating the planned block time on the final leg of the day for FAR 117 compliance. The scheduled block time of 3:05 is recalculated to 2:45 due to favorable winds; allowing completion of the trip within nine hours. Actual block time is 4:09 and 10:08 for the day.
Narrative: At the start of the day my schedule showed three legs; first leg 1:35 block; second leg 3:20 block; and third leg 3:05 block. Actual block was 1:34 for the first leg and 4:25 for the second leg. If we were to fly the last block it would put us over our nine hours of flight time. When I called and informed scheduling; I was put on hold. When they returned I was informed that our block time was recalculated using updated wind information and that my block was now scheduled to be 2:45 and we were legal to fly the last leg. Was not sure if it was legal but captain was informed by Chief Pilot it was legal to recalculate block time. We flew last leg and had a total block of 10:08.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.