Part 117 vs. BID2606 · ANC 747-400/-8

ANC 747-400/-8: 176 of 243 lines pass.

Bid period 2606 (06 Sep – 01 Nov 2026), domicile ANC (Anchorage, AK), worldwide augmented long-haul. Every line and every pairing evaluated against 14 CFR Part 117 as written — 873 of 1002 pairings fly augmented (3–4 pilots). Method, assumptions, and the other domiciles are on the hub page.

What this is — and is not. Part 117 does not currently apply to all-cargo operations; they fly under the older Part 121 Subpart Q/R/S limits and their collective bargaining agreements. Nothing on this page says any carrier is violating any regulation — every schedule analyzed here is legal as published under the rules that actually govern it. This is an independent what-if: if the cargo carve-out were removed tomorrow, how much of the bid period would survive? Congress is currently considering exactly that question (H.R. 7526, the Safe Skies Act; H.R. 7191, the Fatigued Pilot Protection Act). This analysis is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced for the FAA, any carrier, or any union.
176 of 243
lines with times pass Part 117 as built
969 of 1002
pairings are legal on their own
33
pairings would have to be rebuilt before any line containing them could be legal
§117.13
the dominant failing rule in this pack

The mechanism

Why pairings fail here.

33 of 1002 pairings fail Part 117 on their own. Counts below are pairings touched by each rule.

RulePairingsWhat it limits
§117.271More than 3 consecutive night duty periods infringing the 0200–0559 circadian low without a qualifying reset.
§117.13 Table B23Scheduled flight duty period exceeds the Table B maximum for its report time and segment count (2-pilot).
§117.25(b)8A duty period begun without 30 consecutive duty-free hours in the trailing 168.
§117.23(c)(1)2More than 60 flight-duty-period hours in any 168 consecutive hours.

The verdicts

Every line with times.

CT = credit time per pay period · DO = days off · FDPs = flight duty periods · Night run = longest run of consecutive duty periods infringing the window of circadian low.

LineTypeCT PP1 / PP2DOTripsFDPsNight runVerdictFailing rule · pairings
1Flying75:01 / 77:3414+127222Pass—
2Flying76:29 / 80:0714+137193Fail§117.13 Table B 0288
3Flying75:26 / 76:4713+155162Pass—
4Flying75:00 / 78:1114+137193Pass—
5Flying74:45 / 87:5315+123162Pass—
6Flying74:50 / 84:0513+135191Fail§117.13 Table B 0343
7Flying76:56 / 76:3812+137202Pass—
8Flying75:42 / 87:1914+142142Pass—
9Flying76:41 / 76:3714+154193Pass—
10Flying75:10 / 79:4213+156202Pass—
11Flying75:18 / 84:4614+115183Pass—
12Flying75:23 / 76:3713+145163Pass—
13Flying75:23 / 75:2314+155161Pass—
14Flying75:02 / 83:2914+134141Pass—
15Flying75:36 / 76:2713+154151Pass—
16Flying75:37 / 76:3113+154171Pass—
17Flying74:58 / 75:1813+156193Pass—
18Flying75:19 / 79:0914+144143Pass—
19Flying74:52 / 78:0413+144193Fail§117.13 Table B 0292
20Flying74:56 / 76:3313+154162Fail§117.25(b) 0435 (line-caused)
21Flying75:07 / 78:5815+135202Pass—
22Flying75:30 / 82:0015+134152Pass—
23Flying75:29 / 76:1814+145192Fail§117.25(b) 0374
24Flying74:53 / 81:1315+138251Pass—
25Flying75:14 / 75:0615+145171Fail§117.13 Table B 0439
26Flying75:08 / 83:3515+136182Pass—
27Flying74:50 / 78:1815+145172Fail§117.13 Table B 0291
28Flying75:24 / 77:4814+136182Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
29Flying74:57 / 78:3115+129232Pass—
30Flying74:41 / 75:5214+145193Fail§117.25(b) 0373
31Flying76:00 / 75:0313+128203Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
32Flying74:47 / 77:1313+146182Pass—
33Flying75:18 / 79:5114+135162Fail§117.13 Table B 0293
34Flying76:44 / 78:5615+145183Fail§117.13 Table B 0398
35Flying75:33 / 79:4514+134172Pass—
36Flying74:37 / 75:0815+144162Fail§117.13 Table B 0523 · §117.25(b) 0523
37Flying75:32 / 80:2814+145173Fail§117.13 Table B 0292
38Flying74:52 / 75:4514+146172Fail§117.13 Table B 0290
39Flying75:24 / 76:5615+145202Fail§117.13 Table B 0562
40Flying75:00 / 76:1815+145161Pass—
41Flying75:25 / 80:4715+135183Fail§117.13 Table B 0348 · §117.25(b) 0420 (line-caused)
42Flying75:03 / 78:1314+165172Pass—
43Flying75:03 / 81:0414+145182Pass—
44Flying75:21 / 77:1113+145163Pass—
45Flying75:29 / 76:4913+138213Pass—
46Flying75:29 / 81:5015+134172Pass—
47Flying75:52 / 84:5513+136192Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
48Flying75:03 / 77:3114+146183Pass—
49Flying76:01 / 79:3815+144142Pass—
50Flying75:21 / 75:4815+154131Pass—
51Flying75:05 / 84:4214+135172Pass—
52Flying75:37 / 76:4915+145182Fail§117.13 Table B 0289
53Flying75:25 / 82:1615+143172Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
54Flying74:57 / 86:1914+126202Fail§117.13 Table B 0306
55Flying74:59 / 79:1614+136203Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
56Flying75:19 / 79:2014+145172Pass—
57Flying74:42 / 80:4714+135213Pass—
58Flying75:11 / 82:0614+144162Fail§117.13 Table B 0305
59Flying76:36 / 80:0913+156202Pass—
60Flying75:02 / 85:0614+116193Fail§117.13 Table B 0365
61Flying75:05 / 78:0015+155202Pass—
62Flying75:18 / 79:0614+144152Pass—
63Flying76:18 / 84:0714+125184Fail§117.27 0153 (line-caused)
64Flying75:16 / 77:5915+145174Fail§117.27 0068 (line-caused)
65Flying75:27 / 80:0515+146221Pass—
66Flying75:12 / 76:3314+137172Pass—
67Flying75:11 / 81:1715+154151Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
68Flying76:11 / 80:3914+146191Fail§117.13 Table B 0438
69Flying75:43 / 75:1514+146183Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
70Flying75:11 / 77:3915+144152Fail§117.13 Table B 0355 · §117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
71Flying74:48 / 76:0414+147193Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
72Flying78:51 / 79:4914+155184Fail§117.27 0140 (line-caused)
73Flying75:39 / 82:4415+135192Pass—
74Flying74:36 / 81:2915+145172Pass—
75Flying75:09 / 75:1314+154171Fail§117.13 Table B 0318 · §117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
76Flying76:46 / 78:3214+153172Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
77Flying76:15 / 76:5114+155153Pass—
78Flying74:56 / 76:5014+136212Pass—
79Flying75:29 / 77:4414+136182Fail§117.25(b) 0309 (line-caused)
80Flying75:57 / 80:5415+144173Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
81Flying75:07 / 79:1515+124172Pass—
82Flying75:16 / 77:2115+134172Pass—
83Flying75:33 / 75:0913+156192Pass—
84Flying74:44 / 76:5215+144172Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
85Flying76:50 / 77:5914+145173Pass—
86Flying76:51 / 80:4914+144191Fail§117.13 Table B 0378
87Flying74:54 / 75:3714+135162Fail§117.13 Table B 0540
88Flying76:27 / 83:5414+134152Pass—
89Flying75:07 / 75:4015+143152Pass—
90Flying75:39 / 75:2814+135173Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
91Flying75:28 / 78:4814+154192Pass—
92Flying75:55 / 79:3615+134141Pass—
93Flying76:14 / 85:0714+145183Pass—
94Flying77:04 / 82:4114+137212Pass—
95Flying75:31 / 75:4714+145183Pass—
96Flying75:17 / 75:4115+155172Fail§117.13 Table B 0447
97Flying76:40 / 80:5615+144172Fail§117.25(b) 0527×2
98Flying75:01 / 83:0015+143161Pass—
99Flying75:07 / 77:5515+144183Pass—
100Flying74:42 / 78:0415+144162Pass—
101Flying74:52 / 75:4216+143142Pass—
102Flying75:52 / 75:5115+144161Pass—
103Flying75:47 / 79:4915+148233Fail§117.13 Table B 0304
104Flying75:24 / 79:0914+145194Fail§117.27 0068 (line-caused) · §117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
105Flying74:41 / 77:3715+135173Fail§117.13 Table B 0437 · §117.25(b) 0359 (line-caused)
106Flying76:32 / 77:4613+145173Pass—
107Flying76:10 / 75:5714+154192Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
108Flying75:50 / 76:4114+145212Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
109Flying76:20 / 79:1215+144172Pass—
110Flying75:34 / 76:0815+154162Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
111Flying75:15 / 85:3515+134183Pass—
112Flying76:24 / 85:1314+134203Fail§117.25(b) 0475 (line-caused) · §117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
113Flying75:11 / 76:3015+144161Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
114Flying86:12 / 78:3413+144152Pass—
115Flying75:18 / 83:3214+135182Pass—
116Flying75:07 / 77:3314+145213Fail§117.25(b) 0504
117Flying75:32 / 82:1515+144152Pass—
118Flying82:47 / 77:2314+134172Pass—
119Flying74:49 / 76:4314+144174Fail§117.27 0425
120Flying76:35 / 76:2115+154172Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
121Flying76:17 / 76:2715+144192Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
122Flying76:10 / 78:0415+152152Pass—
123Flying80:38 / 79:5914+153142Pass—
124Flying75:26 / 85:3114+134111Pass—
125Flying79:08 / 80:3914+145121Pass—
126Flying84:16 / 75:5514+144142Pass—
127Flying81:02 / 88:5114+134122Pass—
128Flying83:27 / 86:4413+145152Pass—
129Flying76:37 / 81:3014+154112Pass—
130Flying79:17 / 83:1415+134101Pass—
131Flying79:40 / 88:4213+136122Pass—
132Flying76:08 / 77:1614+146142Pass—
133Flying81:48 / 82:3912+144132Pass—
134Flying80:40 / 83:2412+144141Pass—
135Flying80:15 / 75:0713+156131Pass—
136Flying75:43 / 75:5114+145141Pass—
137Flying89:16 / 80:1011+14481Pass—
138Flying88:56 / 75:3711+154102Pass—
139Flying77:54 / 80:0814+142132Pass—
140Flying76:43 / 79:0014+153132Pass—
141Flying77:07 / 75:4513+154112Pass—
142Flying80:22 / 87:1213+136142Pass—
143Flying84:00 / 79:5213+145162Pass—
144Flying87:54 / 81:0912+136182Pass—
145Flying76:56 / 80:2113+134141Pass—
146Flying77:06 / 81:5214+144132Pass—
147Flying76:22 / 75:2614+165141Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
148Flying88:16 / 78:3213+146131Pass—
149Flying75:47 / 81:5815+134132Pass—
150Flying86:56 / 82:2412+134143Pass—
151Flying76:47 / 84:1014+134152Pass—
152Flying75:16 / 77:4115+144142Pass—
153Flying83:57 / 86:0613+136192Fail§117.25(b) 0916 (line-caused) · §117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
154Flying77:23 / 78:3014+145161Pass—
155Flying77:07 / 76:2015+154111Pass—
156Flying76:24 / 81:3014+145132Pass—
157Flying77:00 / 80:0414+144121Pass—
158Flying75:07 / 80:5215+124151Pass—
159Flying79:13 / 85:0414+133121Pass—
160Flying78:20 / 81:3414+143132Pass—
161Flying78:12 / 84:2714+135142Pass—
162Flying75:07 / 83:3614+135182Pass—
163Flying86:01 / 75:5813+154162Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused) · §117.23(c)(1) - (line-caused)
164Flying75:50 / 81:1315+145111Pass—
165Flying81:48 / 79:5814+156142Pass—
166Flying84:31 / 79:5813+144141Pass—
167Flying84:56 / 81:1913+144111Pass—
168Flying83:48 / 84:2713+146131Pass—
169Flying86:14 / 75:2312+155172Pass—
170Flying81:55 / 84:2213+143142Pass—
171Flying79:01 / 81:1115+136162Pass—
172Flying79:19 / 84:1414+134132Pass—
173Flying83:18 / 78:2813+137121Pass—
174Flying83:57 / 80:2513+166161Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
175Flying78:36 / 79:1514+145181Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
176Flying89:05 / 77:0512+154142Pass—
177Flying75:08 / 81:4215+143112Pass—
178Flying79:36 / 82:2014+144141Pass—
179Flying81:43 / 77:4013+154162Pass—
180Flying84:18 / 75:2314+155152Pass—
181Flying77:33 / 75:1214+154111Pass—
182Flying77:36 / 79:3013+153122Pass—
183Flying88:06 / 79:1212+155152Pass—
184Flying76:55 / 84:4615+135162Pass—
185Flying75:20 / 76:5814+155162Pass—
186Flying81:11 / 79:4413+136142Pass—
187Flying76:24 / 78:2914+154142Pass—
188Flying84:27 / 76:4613+164142Pass—
189Flying78:14 / 84:1714+156121Pass—
190Flying82:28 / 75:1814+164132Pass—
191Flying78:12 / 82:5315+165121Pass—
192Flying89:04 / 78:5513+154142Pass—
193Flying80:18 / 82:5614+154152Pass—
194Flying75:40 / 84:4115+133102Pass—
195Flying75:06 / 77:0415+144151Fail§117.25(b) 0980
196Flying79:26 / 81:5514+154142Pass—
197Flying77:54 / 84:1515+133153Pass—
198Flying89:08 / 81:3813+143121Pass—
199Flying83:50 / 83:0313+135152Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused)
200Flying79:20 / 81:3914+144143Pass—
201Flying75:36 / 81:3115+154132Pass—
202Flying83:23 / 82:1913+144131Fail§117.25(b) 0949 (line-caused)
203Flying75:50 / 83:0415+144141Pass—
204Flying83:53 / 76:3914+153111Pass—
205Flying76:47 / 76:5914+154121Pass—
206Flying77:59 / 76:4414+143122Pass—
207Flying84:28 / 76:1813+154142Fail§117.25(b) 0848 (line-caused)
208Flying78:35 / 79:1214+145142Pass—
209Flying81:06 / 78:1315+144121Pass—
210Flying84:04 / 81:4114+133102Pass—
211Flying80:33 / 81:5415+124142Pass—
212Flying79:58 / 75:0714+155131Pass—
213Flying77:39 / 88:2614+135152Pass—
214Flying75:22 / 89:3515+124111Pass—
215Flying79:24 / 77:2414+144111Pass—
216Flying76:46 / 79:2516+155122Pass—
217Flying75:15 / 76:4316+164132Pass—
218Flying78:25 / 75:0715+144131Pass—
219Flying75:24 / 75:1014+153122Fail§117.23(c)(1) - (line-caused)
220Flying75:36 / 80:2115+154142Pass—
221Flying78:16 / 83:2715+134111Pass—
222Flying83:48 / 75:0513+164132Pass—
223Flying75:30 / 75:1915+154162Pass—
224Flying76:02 / 77:5414+153122Fail§117.25(b) 0998×2
225Flying78:08 / 79:0115+133141Pass—
226Flying76:03 / 78:0614+154111Pass—
227Flying78:21 / 75:2214+144142Pass—
228Flying78:14 / 82:1914+134142Pass—
229Flying75:50 / 76:3015+152142Fail§117.23(b)(1) - (line-caused) · §117.23(c)(1) - (line-caused)
230Flying77:57 / 78:5015+133111Pass—
231Flying73:43 / 77:5816+153102Pass—
232Flying0:00 / 76:100+115122Pass—
233Flying0:00 / 80:520+113101Pass—
234Flying0:00 / 85:560+11392Pass—
235Flying0:00 / 86:370+11382Pass—
236Flying0:00 / 88:070+11482Pass—
237Flying0:00 / 89:020+11481Pass—
238Flying0:00 / 87:180+112112Fail§117.25(b) 0989×2
239Flying0:00 / 89:120+114111Pass—
240Flying0:00 / 89:010+113101Pass—
241Flying0:00 / 88:010+113102Pass—
242Flying0:00 / 88:490+11371Pass—
243Flying0:00 / 89:220+11372Pass—

Reading the failures. Numbers such as 0281 are pairing (trip) identifiers in the pack. Sleep-room means the line is legal only if the carrier schedules ≥2 h suitable-accommodation rest during each consecutive night duty (§117.27's 5-night option). Line-caused failures come from how trips were placed on the line and could be fixed by line construction; all others are inherent in the pairing itself.

Line types with no times attached (RSSA ×9, RSSB ×1, RSSC ×1, RSSD ×2, RSVA ×13, RSVB ×3, RSVC ×2, RSVD ×6, VOR ×15, VTO ×35 — 87 lines) are excluded throughout: they carry no evaluable assignments.

The rest of the bid period

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