B777 crew were concerned with their duty time, but believed they were far and C0NTRACT legal.

Attributes
ACN	506020
Time
Date	200103
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : szl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 17350 flight time type : 172
ASRS Report	506020
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We had an 18 hour 34 min duty day with a double augmented flight crew, due to a return to sfo and new aircraft assignment. We checked twice with our crew desk and with our flight operations manual. I believe we were legal both with the FARS and our contract.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 CREW WERE CONCERNED WITH THEIR DUTY TIME, BUT BELIEVED THEY WERE FAR AND C0NTRACT LEGAL.

Narrative: WE HAD AN 18 HR 34 MIN DUTY DAY WITH A DOUBLE AUGMENTED FLC, DUE TO A RETURN TO SFO AND NEW ACFT ASSIGNMENT. WE CHKED TWICE WITH OUR CREW DESK AND WITH OUR FLT OPS MANUAL. I BELIEVE WE WERE LEGAL BOTH WITH THE FARS AND OUR CONTRACT.

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.