C560. Company management told the crew to ignore far flight time duty time limits.

Attributes
ACN	634751
Time
Date	200410
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pfn.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Citation V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8750 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	634751
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 4 & 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I was en route to pbi and experienced a pressurization anomaly and landed at pfn. 5 passenger, designated far 135 flight. The flight was assigned to another aircraft. We were to pick up the passenger at pfn and fly them the remainder of the trip to pbi. I advised the company and the assistant chief pilot that I did not meet the far part 135 designated rest requirements. The company was previously aware of this and redesignated the flight as a part 91 flight. When I questioned how they could do this, I was told that this was acceptable if the customer was only charged the part 91 rate. I questioned the legality of this but was told that the 'manager' was not giving me an alternative. I guess I violated far's out of fear of management reprisals.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560. COMPANY MGMNT TOLD THE CREW TO IGNORE FAR FLT TIME DUTY TIME LIMITS.

Narrative: I WAS ENRTE TO PBI AND EXPERIENCED A PRESSURIZATION ANOMALY AND LANDED AT PFN. 5 PAX, DESIGNATED FAR 135 FLT. THE FLT WAS ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER ACFT. WE WERE TO PICK UP THE PAX AT PFN AND FLY THEM THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP TO PBI. I ADVISED THE COMPANY AND THE ASSISTANT CHIEF PLT THAT I DID NOT MEET THE FAR PART 135 DESIGNATED REST REQUIREMENTS. THE COMPANY WAS PREVIOUSLY AWARE OF THIS AND REDESIGNATED THE FLT AS A PART 91 FLT. WHEN I QUESTIONED HOW THEY COULD DO THIS, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS ACCEPTABLE IF THE CUSTOMER WAS ONLY CHARGED THE PART 91 RATE. I QUESTIONED THE LEGALITY OF THIS BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE 'MGR' WAS NOT GIVING ME AN ALTERNATIVE. I GUESS I VIOLATED FAR'S OUT OF FEAR OF MGMNT REPRISALS.

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.