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

Six more domiciles, one method.

The hub page carries the cross-domicile comparison, the full method, and every interpretation the evaluator uses.