<< >> NASA ASRS Report 438494, March 1999

Captain and first officer at an air carrier, each with less than 75 hours in type, assigned to fly together.

Attributes
ACN	438494
Time
Date	199903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : dusky
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : v8.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 4570 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	438494
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I was on reserve as captain on the saab 340 for the month of march. I was new to the saab having been on the jetstream 31 previously, so I was unfamiliar with the saab first officer's. I had less than 75 hours in type in the saab and was constantly telling crew scheduling to pair me up with a legal first officer that had at least 75 hours in the saab. However, crew scheduling ended up pairing me with a first officer that had less than the 75 hours needed. Neither myself not the first officer found this out until we were en route to the destination of pit from fwa. Upon arrival at the destination I immediately called crew scheduling to schedule another first officer for the remainder of the day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT AND FO AT AN ACR, EACH WITH LESS THAN 75 HRS IN TYPE, ASSIGNED TO FLY TOGETHER.

Narrative: I WAS ON RESERVE AS CAPT ON THE SAAB 340 FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. I WAS NEW TO THE SAAB HAVING BEEN ON THE JETSTREAM 31 PREVIOUSLY, SO I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE SAAB FO'S. I HAD LESS THAN 75 HRS IN TYPE IN THE SAAB AND WAS CONSTANTLY TELLING CREW SCHEDULING TO PAIR ME UP WITH A LEGAL FO THAT HAD AT LEAST 75 HRS IN THE SAAB. HOWEVER, CREW SCHEDULING ENDED UP PAIRING ME WITH A FO THAT HAD LESS THAN THE 75 HRS NEEDED. NEITHER MYSELF NOT THE FO FOUND THIS OUT UNTIL WE WERE ENRTE TO THE DEST OF PIT FROM FWA. UPON ARR AT THE DEST I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CREW SCHEDULING TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER FO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

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.