Airline dispatcher in violation of duty time limitations through shift trades and overtime.

Attributes
ACN	434770
Time
Date	199904
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : disp 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Dispatch standards committee brought the violation to my attention. Upon further review, the month of jan/99 duty time was exceeded by working overtime. The month of mar/99 was exceeded by covering additional shifts through swaps. Dispatcher now realizes the oversight and will do all possible to ensure no further violations occur regarding this problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRLINE DISPATCHER IN VIOLATION OF DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS THROUGH SHIFT TRADES AND OVERTIME.

Narrative: DISPATCH STANDARDS COMMITTEE BROUGHT THE VIOLATION TO MY ATTN. UPON FURTHER REVIEW, THE MONTH OF JAN/99 DUTY TIME WAS EXCEEDED BY WORKING OVERTIME. THE MONTH OF MAR/99 WAS EXCEEDED BY COVERING ADDITIONAL SHIFTS THROUGH SWAPS. DISPATCHER NOW REALIZES THE OVERSIGHT AND WILL DO ALL POSSIBLE TO ENSURE NO FURTHER VIOLATIONS OCCUR REGARDING THIS PROB.

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.