An air carrier light transport captain complains of a very long duty period.

Attributes
ACN	272065
Time
Date	199405
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yxu
State Reference	ON
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5800
ASRS Report	272065
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were instructed by company to continue our duty and take a flight even though we knew that upon landing in pit we would be over 16 hours duty. Our duty was from XQ50 on may/xx/94 until XJ10 on may/xx/94, which is 16 hour and 2O mins. I think we went over because they knew we couldn't make it from london, ont, to pit in the time allotted. We departed london at XH50 am for a hour and 10 minute flight plus customs and immigration in pit plus any deviation en route due to WX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT CAPT COMPLAINS OF A VERY LONG DUTY PERIOD.

Narrative: WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY COMPANY TO CONTINUE OUR DUTY AND TAKE A FLT EVEN THOUGH WE KNEW THAT UPON LNDG IN PIT WE WOULD BE OVER 16 HRS DUTY. OUR DUTY WAS FROM XQ50 ON MAY/XX/94 UNTIL XJ10 ON MAY/XX/94, WHICH IS 16 HR AND 2O MINS. I THINK WE WENT OVER BECAUSE THEY KNEW WE COULDN'T MAKE IT FROM LONDON, ONT, TO PIT IN THE TIME ALLOTTED. WE DEPARTED LONDON AT XH50 AM FOR A HR AND 10 MINUTE FLT PLUS CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION IN PIT PLUS ANY DEV ENRTE DUE TO WX.

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.