B767 crew departs on trip with insufficient flight attendants for the planned duty day.

Attributes
ACN	722231
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	722231
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Assigned to fly as captain on ferry flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1. At ZZZ1 we were to pick up passenger and fly to ZZZ2. At ZZZ2 we were to pick up more passenger and fly back to ZZZ. Total assigned duty day was 18:05 with 4 pilots and 8 flight attendants. For the length of the duty day; 9 flight attendants were required. The company shortened the flight attendant's report time by 30 mins to allow them to go with the 8 flight attendants but failed to notify them of this fact until they reported for work at the earlier time. This made them illegal for the trip. I tried protesting this but crew scheduling told me that I had to fly the trip anyway. I believe that because I was the captain I am responsible for the legality of my entire crew. I protested forcefully with scheduling but they would not even let me escalate the argument to the chief pilot or other duty officer in charge. I reported the incident to both the cp and do in writing upon my return but that doesn't change the fact that the mission was flown short 1 flight attendant.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW DEPARTS ON TRIP WITH INSUFFICIENT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FOR THE PLANNED DUTY DAY.

Narrative: ASSIGNED TO FLY AS CAPT ON FERRY FLT FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1. AT ZZZ1 WE WERE TO PICK UP PAX AND FLY TO ZZZ2. AT ZZZ2 WE WERE TO PICK UP MORE PAX AND FLY BACK TO ZZZ. TOTAL ASSIGNED DUTY DAY WAS 18:05 WITH 4 PLTS AND 8 FLT ATTENDANTS. FOR THE LENGTH OF THE DUTY DAY; 9 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE REQUIRED. THE COMPANY SHORTENED THE FLT ATTENDANT'S RPT TIME BY 30 MINS TO ALLOW THEM TO GO WITH THE 8 FLT ATTENDANTS BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY THEM OF THIS FACT UNTIL THEY RPTED FOR WORK AT THE EARLIER TIME. THIS MADE THEM ILLEGAL FOR THE TRIP. I TRIED PROTESTING THIS BUT CREW SCHEDULING TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO FLY THE TRIP ANYWAY. I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE I WAS THE CAPT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LEGALITY OF MY ENTIRE CREW. I PROTESTED FORCEFULLY WITH SCHEDULING BUT THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LET ME ESCALATE THE ARGUMENT TO THE CHIEF PLT OR OTHER DUTY OFFICER IN CHARGE. I RPTED THE INCIDENT TO BOTH THE CP AND DO IN WRITING UPON MY RETURN BUT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT THE MISSION WAS FLOWN SHORT 1 FLT ATTENDANT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.