Narrative:

Flight XXX; ZZZ-ZZZ1; scheduled for fuel stop in ZZZ2. Crew was scheduled for 7 hour 50 min flight time on that date. Scheduled fuel stop clearly causes crew to exceed 8 hours scheduled flying per duty period. Crew scheduling refused request for crew substitution stating that additional scheduled flying was legal. Dispatch releases for flight ZZZ; ZZZ-ZZZ1; use a scheduled flight time of :01 per segment clearly intending to violate the letter and spirit of the regulation. Ultimately; flight Z flew 5 hours 57 mins and following flight X was scheduled for 2 hours 46 mins totaling 8 hours 43 mins scheduled flying time. Fuel stop was scheduled prior to crew reporting for duty; therefore; the event cannot be equated with a diversion for fuel; WX; or any other unscheduled event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CREW'S FLT HAD A FUEL STOP ADDED PRIOR TO CREW CHECK IN; BRINGING TOTAL FLT TIME TO 8 HRS 43 MINS FOR THE DAY.

Narrative: FLT XXX; ZZZ-ZZZ1; SCHEDULED FOR FUEL STOP IN ZZZ2. CREW WAS SCHEDULED FOR 7 HR 50 MIN FLT TIME ON THAT DATE. SCHEDULED FUEL STOP CLEARLY CAUSES CREW TO EXCEED 8 HRS SCHEDULED FLYING PER DUTY PERIOD. CREW SCHEDULING REFUSED REQUEST FOR CREW SUBSTITUTION STATING THAT ADDITIONAL SCHEDULED FLYING WAS LEGAL. DISPATCH RELEASES FOR FLT ZZZ; ZZZ-ZZZ1; USE A SCHEDULED FLT TIME OF :01 PER SEGMENT CLEARLY INTENDING TO VIOLATE THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE REG. ULTIMATELY; FLT Z FLEW 5 HRS 57 MINS AND FOLLOWING FLT X WAS SCHEDULED FOR 2 HRS 46 MINS TOTALING 8 HRS 43 MINS SCHEDULED FLYING TIME. FUEL STOP WAS SCHEDULED PRIOR TO CREW RPTING FOR DUTY; THEREFORE; THE EVENT CANNOT BE EQUATED WITH A DIVERSION FOR FUEL; WX; OR ANY OTHER UNSCHEDULED EVENT.

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.