Flight crew of an airbus A320 exceeded company flight time duty limitations for a 7 day period.

Attributes
ACN	477930
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	477930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Upon arrival into denver, crew scheduling was notified we had 30/7 a problem. I was informed it was ok to continue as long as we were completing planned segment. I then queried supervisor about the fact we had to go to jfk instead of lga due to curfew. I also queried duty manager. I was informed it was only a reassignment if flight number changed. I looked at identify -- it showed flight xa jfk as well as flight xa for the limo ride to lga. I again queried shift manager. He said 'flight number for ground and surface is same. You are not in violation of 30/7.' the next day I checked identify. They changed flight number on surface portion. This made it a violation since they changed the flight number after the fact.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN AIRBUS A320 EXCEEDED COMPANY FLT TIME DUTY LIMITATIONS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD.

Narrative: UPON ARR INTO DENVER, CREW SCHEDULING WAS NOTIFIED WE HAD 30/7 A PROB. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS OK TO CONTINUE AS LONG AS WE WERE COMPLETING PLANNED SEGMENT. I THEN QUERIED SUPVR ABOUT THE FACT WE HAD TO GO TO JFK INSTEAD OF LGA DUE TO CURFEW. I ALSO QUERIED DUTY MGR. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS ONLY A REASSIGNMENT IF FLT NUMBER CHANGED. I LOOKED AT IDENT -- IT SHOWED FLT XA JFK AS WELL AS FLT XA FOR THE LIMO RIDE TO LGA. I AGAIN QUERIED SHIFT MGR. HE SAID 'FLT NUMBER FOR GND AND SURFACE IS SAME. YOU ARE NOT IN VIOLATION OF 30/7.' THE NEXT DAY I CHKED IDENT. THEY CHANGED FLT NUMBER ON SURFACE PORTION. THIS MADE IT A VIOLATION SINCE THEY CHANGED THE FLT NUMBER AFTER THE FACT.

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.