2000-10 · NASA ASRS report 489560
MD80 CAPT THOUGHT HE EXCEEDED 30 IN 7.
EXCEEDED 30 IN 7. DUE TO WX; MULTIPLE DELAYS RESULTED IN RUNNING VERY LATE THROUGHOUT DUTY DAY. PAPERWORK WAS HANDED TO ME AS WE ARRIVED; PLANE CHANGE ETC; AND I DID NOT REALIZE WHEN I DEPARTED OAK THAT I WOULD EXCEED 30 HRS BY FLYING THE LEG TO LAX. NO MESSAGE FROM CREW TRACKING WAS RECEIVED TO WARN OF THE IMPENDING 30 IN 7 WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF I HAD REALIZED IT PRIOR TO THE OAK-LAX LEG. THE OVERSIGHT WAS DUE ENTIRELY TO A RUSHED GET IN/GET OUT FLYING DAY COMBINED WITH NO SUPPORT FROM THE CREW TRACKERS. IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REMAIN LEGAL; BUT IN THE PAST I HAVE OBSERVED MESSAGES AND ASSISTANCE IN PREVENTING THE 30 IN 7 PROB. I SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED A RUNNING CALCULATION DURING THE DAY TO PREVENT THE OVERAGE AND NOT EXPECTED/RELIED ON ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMPANY TO KEEP ME LEGAL. THE TOTAL WAS 30.59 HRS IN A 7 DAY PERIOD. CREW MEMBER DEBRIEF INFO SUBMITTED 20 MINS LATER. AFTER A DETAILED DISCUSSION WITH TRACKING; IT APPEARS I WAS 4 MINS BELOW THE MAX PLEASE DISREGARD MY PREVIOUS MESSAGE. THANKS.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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