CABIN CREW MEMBER IS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBLE ILLEGAL SCHEDULE WITH REGARD TO THE FARS.
Synopsis
CABIN CREW MEMBER IS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBLE ILLEGAL SCHEDULE WITH REGARD TO THE FARS.
Narrative
I WAS SUPPOSED TO REMAIN ON CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHT. AT AROUND XA30 IN THE MORNING I RECEIVED A CALL FROM OUR SCHEDULING DEP AND WAS GOING TO BE EXTENDED TO ZZZ. I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANYTHING OF IT BUT I KNOW THAT IF YOU WORK A CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHT YOU'RE ONLY LEGAL FOR 14.5 HRS. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE ARPT TO CONTINUE BACK TO CLT; I GOT ANOTHER CALL FROM SCHEDULING SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO EXTEND ME ONCE AGAIN AND PUT A YYY ROUNDTRIP ON TOP OF THE ZZZ ROUNDTRIP. I ASKED THE SCHEDULER IF THIS WAS LEGAL BECAUSE I WAS ON A CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHT AND SHE SAID YES. I ASKED THEM TO FAX THE MODIFIED SCHEDULE TO THE CLT CREW ROOM AND I WOULD GET IT WHEN WE RETURNED TO CLT. WHEN WE ARRIVED IN CLT AND I PICKED UP MY SCHEDULE; I WAS GOING TO BE WORKING UNTIL XJ00 AND I WAS ONLY LEGAL TO WORK UNTIL XF20. I ASSUMED THEY MADE A MISTAKE SO I CALLED THEM AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROB AND TOLD THEM THAT I WAS NOT LEGAL TO WORK THE TRIP. SHE KEPT TELLING ME I WAS ON REDUCED REST AND FINALLY XFERRED ME TO THE SCHEDULING SUPVR. SHE ALSO TOLD ME I WAS ON REDUCED REST; AND I TOLD HER I WAS NEVER INFORMED.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.