Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Communication Breakdown; Fatigue
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Company Policy; Procedure
We were scheduled to operate a flight with a show time [before 5 am]. As we were walking out the door; I received a phone call from scheduling. They stated our show time had been pushed back [6 hours]. They still have us scheduled to complete our trip; which has us scheduled for a 14:27 hour duty day. FAR 117 has us a maximum duty day of 12 hours plus the two hour extension if we agree to it. They are circumnavigating this rule by converting us to short call; which is not reflected on our schedule allowing them to add four hours to the RAP; which brings us to 16 hours of duty. As line holders; this should not be allowed. We were not notified until we were leaving the hotel; which resulted in us being ready to go; and unable to go back to sleep. They knew about this last night and did not contact us. They should not be allowed to do this; the FAR 117 rules exist for a reason. Converting us from line holders to a RAP of 16 hours when we are awake for the entire portion is not okay.
Air Carrier First Officer pilot reported that after resting and getting ready for an early morning flight; scheduling called and pushed back the show time past the maximum duty day.