Air carrier crew discovers after the fact that they have exceeded legal flight time for their duty p...

Attributes
ACN	484150
Time
Date	200009
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tys.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	484150
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	484390
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
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 Weather Company
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

In looking back at yesterday's flying original sequence we noticed that we had 8.07 hours of block time. Flight ewr to dfw had a 41 min delay due to WX and first flight attendant had a 2 min delay. We were scheduled to fly dfw-elp with a block of 1 hour 44 mins. When we left on that leg, we were unaware that our 8 hour limit would be exceeded by 1 min. The takeoff delay due to traffic caused an additional 6 mins to be added to our overflt of the 8 hour rule. Lesson learned: watch the daily block time between legs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW DISCOVERS AFTER THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE EXCEEDED LEGAL FLT TIME FOR THEIR DUTY PERIOD.

Narrative: IN LOOKING BACK AT YESTERDAY'S FLYING ORIGINAL SEQUENCE WE NOTICED THAT WE HAD 8.07 HRS OF BLOCK TIME. FLT EWR TO DFW HAD A 41 MIN DELAY DUE TO WX AND FIRST FLT ATTENDANT HAD A 2 MIN DELAY. WE WERE SCHEDULED TO FLY DFW-ELP WITH A BLOCK OF 1 HR 44 MINS. WHEN WE LEFT ON THAT LEG, WE WERE UNAWARE THAT OUR 8 HR LIMIT WOULD BE EXCEEDED BY 1 MIN. THE TKOF DELAY DUE TO TFC CAUSED AN ADDITIONAL 6 MINS TO BE ADDED TO OUR OVERFLT OF THE 8 HR RULE. LESSON LEARNED: WATCH THE DAILY BLOCK TIME BTWN LEGS.

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.

Air carrier crew discovers after the fact that they have exceeded legal flight time for their duty period.