Narrative:

Duty day started at XA43Z on jan/xa/01, okc with flight okc to mem with a hub to turn mem, then scheduled flight mem to hrl. WX at hrl was below minimums on arrival, held hrl for approximately 50 mins, landing minimums did not occur. Flight flew to first alternate, iah, and landed. Crew waited for a favorable WX trend at hrl. Company extended crew duty to far duty limit (16 hours). Crew then flew iah to sat and landed. At sat there was an aircraft change and cargo/freight was trans-loaded. Crew then flew sat to hrl and landed. Flight blocked in hrl at XQ11Z. Today duty day (period) was 15 hours 28 mins to block-in hrl, with 30 min debrief, 15 hours 58 mins. The far 16 hour duty limit was not exceeded.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CREW IN A FREIGHT OP DEALS WITH AN EXTENDED DUTY DAY BROUGHT ON BY WX AND THE COMPANY POLICY TO EXTEND THE DUTY DAY UP TO THE FAR LIMITS. DUTY TIME CAME WITHIN 2 MINS OF THE LEGALITIES.

Narrative: DUTY DAY STARTED AT XA43Z ON JAN/XA/01, OKC WITH FLT OKC TO MEM WITH A HUB TO TURN MEM, THEN SCHEDULED FLT MEM TO HRL. WX AT HRL WAS BELOW MINIMUMS ON ARR, HELD HRL FOR APPROX 50 MINS, LNDG MINIMUMS DID NOT OCCUR. FLT FLEW TO FIRST ALTERNATE, IAH, AND LANDED. CREW WAITED FOR A FAVORABLE WX TREND AT HRL. COMPANY EXTENDED CREW DUTY TO FAR DUTY LIMIT (16 HRS). CREW THEN FLEW IAH TO SAT AND LANDED. AT SAT THERE WAS AN ACFT CHANGE AND CARGO/FREIGHT WAS TRANS-LOADED. CREW THEN FLEW SAT TO HRL AND LANDED. FLT BLOCKED IN HRL AT XQ11Z. TODAY DUTY DAY (PERIOD) WAS 15 HRS 28 MINS TO BLOCK-IN HRL, WITH 30 MIN DEBRIEF, 15 HRS 58 MINS. THE FAR 16 HR DUTY LIMIT WAS NOT EXCEEDED.

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.