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A B747 pilot is scheduled for a 16:11 hours flight in violation of far crew flight time limitations. Air carrier replies over flight is acceptable a percentage of time for two crews.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 778737 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 13800 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 778737 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On jan/xa/08 our flight plan was blocked for 16 hours 11 min flight time. We flew 16 hours 58 mins from block-out to block-in; but flight time was over 16 hours. Our operations manual for 2 aircraft double augmented crew page X of the operations specifications says maximum flight time is 16 hours of flight time; but air carrier scheduling has informed me that a percentage of our flight are allowed to have a flight time over 16 hours on the flight plan. I have never seen this situation in writing by company; so I may be in violation of crew duty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747 PILOT IS SCHEDULED FOR A 16:11 HRS FLT IN VIOLATION OF FAR CREW FLT TIME LIMITATIONS. ACR REPLIES OVER FLT IS ACCEPTABLE A PERCENTAGE OF TIME FOR TWO CREWS.
Narrative: ON JAN/XA/08 OUR FLT PLAN WAS BLOCKED FOR 16 HRS 11 MIN FLT TIME. WE FLEW 16 HRS 58 MINS FROM BLOCK-OUT TO BLOCK-IN; BUT FLT TIME WAS OVER 16 HRS. OUR OPS MANUAL FOR 2 ACFT DOUBLE AUGMENTED CREW PAGE X OF THE OPS SPECS SAYS MAX FLT TIME IS 16 HRS OF FLT TIME; BUT ACR SCHEDULING HAS INFORMED ME THAT A PERCENTAGE OF OUR FLT ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE A FLT TIME OVER 16 HRS ON THE FLT PLAN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS SITUATION IN WRITING BY COMPANY; SO I MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CREW DUTY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.