Flight crew of an light transport air carrier aircraft exceeded flight time duty limitations.

Attributes
ACN	260786
Time
Date	199401
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mli
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	260786
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After the company canceled our last round trip, they then re-assigned a trip to us. We told them we didn't want to fly the trip because it would have gotten us finished 4 hours later than normal on our 4 day trip. They then forced us to do the trip. After I returned and investigated, it turns out, on reduced rest of 8 hours only, we exceeded 9 hours of flight time in a 24 hour period. We didn't think to check for that sophisticated legality problem when crew schedulers are telling you that it is legal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT ACR ACFT EXCEEDED FLT TIME DUTY LIMITATIONS.

Narrative: AFTER THE COMPANY CANCELED OUR LAST ROUND TRIP, THEY THEN RE-ASSIGNED A TRIP TO US. WE TOLD THEM WE DIDN'T WANT TO FLY THE TRIP BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE GOTTEN US FINISHED 4 HRS LATER THAN NORMAL ON OUR 4 DAY TRIP. THEY THEN FORCED US TO DO THE TRIP. AFTER I RETURNED AND INVESTIGATED, IT TURNS OUT, ON REDUCED REST OF 8 HRS ONLY, WE EXCEEDED 9 HRS OF FLT TIME IN A 24 HR PERIOD. WE DIDN'T THINK TO CHK FOR THAT SOPHISTICATED LEGALITY PROB WHEN CREW SCHEDULERS ARE TELLING YOU THAT IT IS LEGAL.

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.