B737-700 crew was projected to exceed maximum duty time. Flight returned to the gate and was cancele...

Attributes
ACN	521148
Time
Date	200108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	521148
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Went on duty for reserve at XA00Z. Assigned trip ewr-mco-ewr. On flight xyy, mco-ewr, we held due to WX in ewr for approximately 1.5 hours. Diverted into orf. Ewr went into a ground stop situation update at XO00Z. We were refiled as flight xyz, orf-ewr with a scheduled flight time of XG54. Orf operations needed our gate, so I agreed to push back in case the ground stop was lifted to be in position to take off. At XO00Z the update on the ground stop was extended to XP00Z. Since my duty time limitation of XQ00Z was approaching, I felt that given the situation, there was no way to complete the flight to ewr, without violating my maximum duty day limitation, and elected to return to the gate. I notified both the coordinator and orf operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 CREW WAS PROJECTED TO EXCEED MAX DUTY TIME. FLT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND WAS CANCELED.

Narrative: WENT ON DUTY FOR RESERVE AT XA00Z. ASSIGNED TRIP EWR-MCO-EWR. ON FLT XYY, MCO-EWR, WE HELD DUE TO WX IN EWR FOR APPROX 1.5 HRS. DIVERTED INTO ORF. EWR WENT INTO A GND STOP SIT UPDATE AT XO00Z. WE WERE REFILED AS FLT XYZ, ORF-EWR WITH A SCHEDULED FLT TIME OF XG54. ORF OPS NEEDED OUR GATE, SO I AGREED TO PUSH BACK IN CASE THE GND STOP WAS LIFTED TO BE IN POS TO TAKE OFF. AT XO00Z THE UPDATE ON THE GND STOP WAS EXTENDED TO XP00Z. SINCE MY DUTY TIME LIMITATION OF XQ00Z WAS APCHING, I FELT THAT GIVEN THE SIT, THERE WAS NO WAY TO COMPLETE THE FLT TO EWR, WITHOUT VIOLATING MY MAX DUTY DAY LIMITATION, AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE GATE. I NOTIFIED BOTH THE COORDINATOR AND ORF OPS.

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.

B737-700 crew was projected to exceed maximum duty time. Flight returned to the gate and was canceled.