A B727 flight engineer exceeds the flight time limit.

Attributes
ACN	524820
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-100
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	524820
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On sep/sun/01, I flew 3 legs, 1 ferry 1 hour 25 mins. I flew 2 hours 30 mins and a back end ferry (part 91) of 5 hours 35 mins for a total of 11 hours 20 mins, which put me in excess of 100 hour domestic limit by 8 hours 14 mins. At the beginning of these 30 days, I flew 22 hours international which, by mistake, I thought did not count towards the 100 hour limit domestic. In my yrs of flying, never came close to reaching this limit and the regulation concerning the maximum limitation was not clear to me. Now it was properly explained the difference between the 100 hour maximum domestic limit and the 120 hour maximum international limit. It was my fault by not being up to understanding these regulations. Clarification of these flying and duty limitations would have been helpful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 FE EXCEEDS THE FLT TIME LIMIT.

Narrative: ON SEP/SUN/01, I FLEW 3 LEGS, 1 FERRY 1 HR 25 MINS. I FLEW 2 HRS 30 MINS AND A BACK END FERRY (PART 91) OF 5 HRS 35 MINS FOR A TOTAL OF 11 HRS 20 MINS, WHICH PUT ME IN EXCESS OF 100 HR DOMESTIC LIMIT BY 8 HRS 14 MINS. AT THE BEGINNING OF THESE 30 DAYS, I FLEW 22 HRS INTL WHICH, BY MISTAKE, I THOUGHT DID NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE 100 HR LIMIT DOMESTIC. IN MY YRS OF FLYING, NEVER CAME CLOSE TO REACHING THIS LIMIT AND THE REG CONCERNING THE MAX LIMITATION WAS NOT CLR TO ME. NOW IT WAS PROPERLY EXPLAINED THE DIFFERENCE BTWN THE 100 HR MAX DOMESTIC LIMIT AND THE 120 HR MAX INTL LIMIT. IT WAS MY FAULT BY NOT BEING UP TO UNDERSTANDING THESE REGS. CLARIFICATION OF THESE FLYING AND DUTY LIMITATIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL.

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.