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Airline is scheduling B737 flight crews for flying which regularly exceeds the 8 hour far flight time limitation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 779760 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 38000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 779760 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Pairing scheduled at 7 hours 53 mins block time. Consistently runs over 8 hours block time. Ran over 8 hours 35 mins yesterday and 8 hours 40 mins the week before. This is an unacceptable pairing due to circadian rhythm conflicts. All-nighter; early departure for 7 hours 53 mins scheduled; early departure. This pairing needs to stop at ZZZ for crew rest and internal clock reset. I am personally trashed for the next day's departure due to lack of rest at the time needed. Stop the pairing after the return to ZZZ leg. Exceeded maximum block duty day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIRLINE IS SCHEDULING B737 FLT CREWS FOR FLYING WHICH REGULARLY EXCEEDS THE 8 HR FAR FLT TIME LIMITATION.
Narrative: PAIRING SCHEDULED AT 7 HRS 53 MINS BLOCK TIME. CONSISTENTLY RUNS OVER 8 HRS BLOCK TIME. RAN OVER 8 HRS 35 MINS YESTERDAY AND 8 HRS 40 MINS THE WK BEFORE. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE PAIRING DUE TO CIRCADIAN RHYTHM CONFLICTS. ALL-NIGHTER; EARLY DEP FOR 7 HRS 53 MINS SCHEDULED; EARLY DEP. THIS PAIRING NEEDS TO STOP AT ZZZ FOR CREW REST AND INTERNAL CLOCK RESET. I AM PERSONALLY TRASHED FOR THE NEXT DAY'S DEP DUE TO LACK OF REST AT THE TIME NEEDED. STOP THE PAIRING AFTER THE RETURN TO ZZZ LEG. EXCEEDED MAX BLOCK DUTY DAY.
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.