An air carrier captain flying a DC8-73 from sdf inadvertently exceeded the maximum flight duty and r...

Attributes
ACN	449000
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf.airport
State Reference	KY
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 70
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	449000
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel oversight : coordinator
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewb other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight crew scheduling notified me of a reserve trip on sep/xa/99. I accepted the trip and then compared the trip to my previous week's flying. It indicated that I would possibly be flying 7 straight days with a 24 hour in 7 day legal break. I then contacted crew scheduling and questioned the legality of this assignment. They stated that their computer showed that this was a legal assignment. I reported for duty at XA00Z and proceeded to the aircraft with the crew. The company notified the crew that there would be a delay due to aircraft swap. We departed sdf at XB24Z -- 1 hour 24 mins late. Approximately 1 hour into our flight, the company notified me through ACARS that I was now illegal (due to lack of 24 hours off in 7 days) and to return immediately to my home base (sdf). After questioning their decision, I decided to comply and returned to the takeoff airport (sdf) arriving at XE31Z -- 31 mins into my legal 24 hour break.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CAPT FLYING A DC8-73 FROM SDF INADVERTENTLY EXCEEDED THE MAX FLT DUTY AND REST RULES.

Narrative: FLC SCHEDULING NOTIFIED ME OF A RESERVE TRIP ON SEP/XA/99. I ACCEPTED THE TRIP AND THEN COMPARED THE TRIP TO MY PREVIOUS WK'S FLYING. IT INDICATED THAT I WOULD POSSIBLY BE FLYING 7 STRAIGHT DAYS WITH A 24 HR IN 7 DAY LEGAL BREAK. I THEN CONTACTED CREW SCHEDULING AND QUESTIONED THE LEGALITY OF THIS ASSIGNMENT. THEY STATED THAT THEIR COMPUTER SHOWED THAT THIS WAS A LEGAL ASSIGNMENT. I RPTED FOR DUTY AT XA00Z AND PROCEEDED TO THE ACFT WITH THE CREW. THE COMPANY NOTIFIED THE CREW THAT THERE WOULD BE A DELAY DUE TO ACFT SWAP. WE DEPARTED SDF AT XB24Z -- 1 HR 24 MINS LATE. APPROX 1 HR INTO OUR FLT, THE COMPANY NOTIFIED ME THROUGH ACARS THAT I WAS NOW ILLEGAL (DUE TO LACK OF 24 HRS OFF IN 7 DAYS) AND TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY TO MY HOME BASE (SDF). AFTER QUESTIONING THEIR DECISION, I DECIDED TO COMPLY AND RETURNED TO THE TKOF ARPT (SDF) ARRIVING AT XE31Z -- 31 MINS INTO MY LEGAL 24 HR BREAK.

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.

An air carrier captain flying a DC8-73 from sdf inadvertently exceeded the maximum flight duty and rest rules.