Narrative:

I was captain of flight which was scheduled to depart at XA30 local. I mistakenly thought it was to have been an XA42 departure. After sign-in, I industriously prepared for departure, messages, flight paperwork, required flight manual revisions, etc. Departing from the X concourse also took longer to get to the gate. Finally arriving at the aircraft at approximately XA21, I was greeted by an FAA examiner doing a ramp check. We introduced ourselves and he asked to do a check of my license and medical. I complied. I proceeded to get into my seat to begin my predep preparations. That was about XA25. The FAA examiner reappeared in the cockpit, gave me back my documents, and asked if I thought 5 mins was enough time to prepare for departure. I was a bit confused, since I thought I had about 17 mins remaining before scheduled departure. But I did say I had a lot of paperwork to do before arriving at the aircraft. He said goodbye, and left. The first officer then informed me scheduled departure time was actually XA30, not XA42. We completed our predep checks, and departed at XA35. This was a simple matter of misunderstanding the scheduled departure time, but unfortunately the FAA thought I was simply not caring to allow enough time before departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B757 CAPT MISUNDERSTOOD HIS DEP TIME. AN ACR INSPECTOR QUESTIONED HIS LATE ARR TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS CAPT OF FLT WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO DEPART AT XA30 LCL. I MISTAKENLY THOUGHT IT WAS TO HAVE BEEN AN XA42 DEP. AFTER SIGN-IN, I INDUSTRIOUSLY PREPARED FOR DEP, MESSAGES, FLT PAPERWORK, REQUIRED FLT MANUAL REVISIONS, ETC. DEPARTING FROM THE X CONCOURSE ALSO TOOK LONGER TO GET TO THE GATE. FINALLY ARRIVING AT THE ACFT AT APPROX XA21, I WAS GREETED BY AN FAA EXAMINER DOING A RAMP CHK. WE INTRODUCED OURSELVES AND HE ASKED TO DO A CHK OF MY LICENSE AND MEDICAL. I COMPLIED. I PROCEEDED TO GET INTO MY SEAT TO BEGIN MY PREDEP PREPARATIONS. THAT WAS ABOUT XA25. THE FAA EXAMINER REAPPEARED IN THE COCKPIT, GAVE ME BACK MY DOCUMENTS, AND ASKED IF I THOUGHT 5 MINS WAS ENOUGH TIME TO PREPARE FOR DEP. I WAS A BIT CONFUSED, SINCE I THOUGHT I HAD ABOUT 17 MINS REMAINING BEFORE SCHEDULED DEP. BUT I DID SAY I HAD A LOT OF PAPERWORK TO DO BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE ACFT. HE SAID GOODBYE, AND LEFT. THE FO THEN INFORMED ME SCHEDULED DEP TIME WAS ACTUALLY XA30, NOT XA42. WE COMPLETED OUR PREDEP CHKS, AND DEPARTED AT XA35. THIS WAS A SIMPLE MATTER OF MISUNDERSTANDING THE SCHEDULED DEP TIME, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE FAA THOUGHT I WAS SIMPLY NOT CARING TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME BEFORE DEP.

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.