A canadair CL65 first officer reports exceeding legal flight time by 1 hour 36 mins.

Attributes
ACN	502553
Time
Date	200102
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	502553
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I was scheduled by my employer to fly 29 hours over a 7 day period, beginning on feb/sat/01. Due to unforeseen WX, I realized on feb/fri/01, after completing 3 or 4 legs of flying, that I had exceeded the 30 hours in a 7 day period regulation. Knowing that my company would probably disagree and argue, 'legal to start, legal to finish,' I called in sick to avoid it. I exceeded the 30/7 day limitation by 1 hour 36 mins. Upon realizing this, I immediately pulled myself off the trip. I did not notify my company because we interpretation this regulation differently.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CANADAIR CL65 FO RPTS EXCEEDING LEGAL FLT TIME BY 1 HR 36 MINS.

Narrative: I WAS SCHEDULED BY MY EMPLOYER TO FLY 29 HRS OVER A 7 DAY PERIOD, BEGINNING ON FEB/SAT/01. DUE TO UNFORESEEN WX, I REALIZED ON FEB/FRI/01, AFTER COMPLETING 3 OR 4 LEGS OF FLYING, THAT I HAD EXCEEDED THE 30 HRS IN A 7 DAY PERIOD REG. KNOWING THAT MY COMPANY WOULD PROBABLY DISAGREE AND ARGUE, 'LEGAL TO START, LEGAL TO FINISH,' I CALLED IN SICK TO AVOID IT. I EXCEEDED THE 30/7 DAY LIMITATION BY 1 HR 36 MINS. UPON REALIZING THIS, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED MYSELF OFF THE TRIP. I DID NOT NOTIFY MY COMPANY BECAUSE WE INTERP THIS REG DIFFERENTLY.

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.