Narrative:

I was flying as a B747 flight engineer for cargo, on a military charter from anderson AFB guam (uam) to hickam AFB (hik) on nov/xa/00, having blocked out at XA00Z. I was filling in my pay log when I realized that with this flight segment I had inadvertently exceeded the crew rest requirement in far part 121.503C, which requires me to have 24 hours off within 7 days. Contributory causes: fatigue-- caused by many minimum and close to minimum rest segments since the beginning of my flying 'month.' major schedule change from my bid line -- I had been keeping track of the original trips (for grievance purposes), as well as the new ones, in my organizer/logbook. This contributed to my confusion as to how many days in a row I actually was working. Inaccurate and confusing information from scheduling: 1) I was told I would be returned to the (original) bid line from jfk via airline to lax, when no such thing was planned. 2) I was sent notice of a trip for 2 days hence then provided transport to it. Then, while en route to the trip (to hnl instead of the above-mentioned lax), informed it would be 1 day earlier. This caused me concern for crew rest problems of 20/48-24/72, and I didn't focus on possible 24/7 problem. I asked if I was legal, and was told 'yes, no problem.' I asked for a printed schedule to be sent, to no avail. 3) crew scheduling would not send me a printed schedule as to what I had been and was now scheduled to do (despite many requests) until the day before the alleged violation. When they finally did send me a schedule (by looking at the schedule they had sent me), I was legal to take the flight! It showed (upon closer examination) that I had been on a day off, when I had actually been on duty thereby further confusing the situation. In addition, it showed incorrect flight days and flight times. In the future, I shall keep my own counsel as to flight times and schedules. I shall only put in my flight log what I have actually done, and before taking any flight, I shall check my (planned) flight against the quick reference 'legality' sheet that I carry with me. And, I shall not trust crew scheduling to do anything but try to 'move their flts.' the company violated the same regulation, by not keeping track of my time, as well as informing me on 3 separate occasions during the above period that I was for sure legal and had had all the proper rest requirements. This in response to direct questions on the matter from me to scheduling.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747 SO GETS CONFUSED AS TO HIS REST AND FLT TIME LIMITS. RELYING ON COMPANY PRODUCED SCHEDULES, HE DEPARTED HNL, LATER TO FIND HE WAS NOT LEGAL FOR THE TRIP.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AS A B747 FE FOR CARGO, ON A MIL CHARTER FROM ANDERSON AFB GUAM (UAM) TO HICKAM AFB (HIK) ON NOV/XA/00, HAVING BLOCKED OUT AT XA00Z. I WAS FILLING IN MY PAY LOG WHEN I REALIZED THAT WITH THIS FLT SEGMENT I HAD INADVERTENTLY EXCEEDED THE CREW REST REQUIREMENT IN FAR PART 121.503C, WHICH REQUIRES ME TO HAVE 24 HRS OFF WITHIN 7 DAYS. CONTRIBUTORY CAUSES: FATIGUE-- CAUSED BY MANY MINIMUM AND CLOSE TO MINIMUM REST SEGMENTS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY FLYING 'MONTH.' MAJOR SCHEDULE CHANGE FROM MY BID LINE -- I HAD BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF THE ORIGINAL TRIPS (FOR GRIEVANCE PURPOSES), AS WELL AS THE NEW ONES, IN MY ORGANIZER/LOGBOOK. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO MY CONFUSION AS TO HOW MANY DAYS IN A ROW I ACTUALLY WAS WORKING. INACCURATE AND CONFUSING INFO FROM SCHEDULING: 1) I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE RETURNED TO THE (ORIGINAL) BID LINE FROM JFK VIA AIRLINE TO LAX, WHEN NO SUCH THING WAS PLANNED. 2) I WAS SENT NOTICE OF A TRIP FOR 2 DAYS HENCE THEN PROVIDED TRANSPORT TO IT. THEN, WHILE ENRTE TO THE TRIP (TO HNL INSTEAD OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED LAX), INFORMED IT WOULD BE 1 DAY EARLIER. THIS CAUSED ME CONCERN FOR CREW REST PROBS OF 20/48-24/72, AND I DIDN'T FOCUS ON POSSIBLE 24/7 PROB. I ASKED IF I WAS LEGAL, AND WAS TOLD 'YES, NO PROB.' I ASKED FOR A PRINTED SCHEDULE TO BE SENT, TO NO AVAIL. 3) CREW SCHEDULING WOULD NOT SEND ME A PRINTED SCHEDULE AS TO WHAT I HAD BEEN AND WAS NOW SCHEDULED TO DO (DESPITE MANY REQUESTS) UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE THE ALLEGED VIOLATION. WHEN THEY FINALLY DID SEND ME A SCHEDULE (BY LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE THEY HAD SENT ME), I WAS LEGAL TO TAKE THE FLT! IT SHOWED (UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION) THAT I HAD BEEN ON A DAY OFF, WHEN I HAD ACTUALLY BEEN ON DUTY THEREBY FURTHER CONFUSING THE SIT. IN ADDITION, IT SHOWED INCORRECT FLT DAYS AND FLT TIMES. IN THE FUTURE, I SHALL KEEP MY OWN COUNSEL AS TO FLT TIMES AND SCHEDULES. I SHALL ONLY PUT IN MY FLT LOG WHAT I HAVE ACTUALLY DONE, AND BEFORE TAKING ANY FLT, I SHALL CHK MY (PLANNED) FLT AGAINST THE QUICK REF 'LEGALITY' SHEET THAT I CARRY WITH ME. AND, I SHALL NOT TRUST CREW SCHEDULING TO DO ANYTHING BUT TRY TO 'MOVE THEIR FLTS.' THE COMPANY VIOLATED THE SAME REG, BY NOT KEEPING TRACK OF MY TIME, AS WELL AS INFORMING ME ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING THE ABOVE PERIOD THAT I WAS FOR SURE LEGAL AND HAD HAD ALL THE PROPER REST REQUIREMENTS. THIS IN RESPONSE TO DIRECT QUESTIONS ON THE MATTER FROM ME TO SCHEDULING.

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.