Part 117 vs. BID2606 · SDF A300

SDF A300: 15 of 135 lines pass.

Bid period 2606 (06 Sep – 01 Nov 2026), domicile SDF (Louisville, KY). Every line and every pairing evaluated against 14 CFR Part 117 as written — every pairing is a 2-pilot crew. 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.
15 of 135
lines with times pass Part 117 as built (+4 more only with scheduled sleep-room rest)
541 of 725
pairings are legal on their own; 52 more only with sleep-room rest
132
pairings would have to be rebuilt before any line containing them could be legal
§117.27
the dominant failing rule in this pack

The mechanism

Why pairings fail here.

184 of 725 pairings fail Part 117 on their own. Counts below are pairings touched by each rule.

RulePairingsWhat it limits
§117.2795More than 3 consecutive night duty periods infringing the 0200–0559 circadian low without a qualifying reset.
§117.27*57A 4–5-night run legal only if the carrier scheduled ≥2 h of sleep-room rest during each night duty — the sits are long enough, but provision is not in the bid data.
§117.13 Table B40Scheduled flight duty period exceeds the Table B maximum for its report time and segment count (2-pilot).
§117.25(b)5A duty period begun without 30 consecutive duty-free hours in the trailing 168.

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
1Flying72:21 / 72:0016+1624244Fail§117.27 0017×2 (line-caused), 0010 (line-caused), 0011 (line-caused)
2Flying72:00 / 72:3616+1524245Fail§117.27 0009 (line-caused), 0020 (line-caused), 0014 (line-caused), 0057 (line-caused)
3Flying72:00 / 72:0016+1624244Fail§117.27 0011 (line-caused), 0014 (line-caused), 0045 (line-caused)
4Flying72:00 / 72:0016+1424245Fail§117.27 0010×3 (line-caused), 0017 (line-caused), 0049 (line-caused)
5Flying72:00 / 72:0016+1624245Fail§117.27 0014×3 (line-caused), 0057 (line-caused)
6Flying72:00 / 72:0016+1624245Fail§117.27 0010×3 (line-caused), 0055 (line-caused)
7Flying72:00 / 72:0016+1624245Fail§117.27 0015 (line-caused), 0016×2 (line-caused)
8Flying72:00 / 72:0016+1624244Fail§117.27 0011×4 (line-caused), 0056 (line-caused)
9Flying78:00 / 78:0015+1526260Pass
10Flying78:00 / 78:0015+1526260Pass
11Flying78:00 / 78:0015+1426260Pass
12Flying79:56 / 80:1515+1526260Pass
13Flying78:00 / 78:0015+1526260Pass
14Flying74:54 / 75:3216+1524240Pass
15Flying80:43 / 72:5713+154184Fail§117.27 0438, 0288, 0397, 0344
16Flying71:17 / 72:0215+144204Fail§117.27* 0295, 0327 · §117.13 Table B 0391×2
17Flying70:10 / 72:5816+154225Fail§117.27 0385, 0398 · §117.13 Table B 0398
18Flying67:21 / 74:0116+144235Fail§117.27 0291, 0405 · §117.27* 0334, 0329
19Flying73:02 / 74:2513+155235Fail§117.27 0367, 0356, 0405
20Flying72:24 / 69:1915+154215Fail§117.27 0390, 0373, 0365 · §117.25(b) 0373×5 (line-caused), 0365 (line-caused)
21Flying80:43 / 74:5614+154195Fail§117.27 0440 · §117.27* 0430 · §117.25(b) 0430
22Flying73:01 / 74:3315+154215Fail§117.27* 0302, 0434, 0357 · §117.13 Table B 0434
23Flying80:29 / 73:3815+164215Fail§117.27 0443, 0431 · §117.25(b) 0431
24Flying74:01 / 73:5013+155204Fail§117.27 0379, 0424 · §117.25(b) 0297×6 (line-caused)
25Flying74:10 / 71:5115+164215Fail§117.27 0419, 0439 · §117.27* 0357
26Flying74:42 / 72:2814+154193Fail§117.13 Table B 0391×6
27Flying71:15 / 67:2315+165224Fail§117.27 0292 · §117.27* 0337, 0338
28Flying68:12 / 68:1116+154204Fail§117.27 0324, 0348 · §117.27* 0346, 0323
29Flying72:58 / 82:0015+144205Fail§117.27 0288, 0385, 0451
30Flying74:50 / 68:0315+154235Fail§117.27 0353 · §117.27* 0352, 0413, 0313
31Flying71:01 / 72:1115+154194Fail§117.27 0388
32Flying76:32 / 74:5514+154225Fail§117.27 0435, 0359, 0414
33Flying71:23 / 77:1315+144225Fail§117.27 0364, 0387, 0421, 0366 · §117.25(b) 0387 (line-caused), 0366 (line-caused)
34Flying76:52 / 72:5615+144204Fail§117.27* 0426, 0262, 0425 · §117.13 Table B 0262
35Flying69:08 / 77:3815+134205Sleep-room§117.27* 0444
36Flying75:15 / 70:5213+154195Fail§117.27 0418, 0265 · §117.27* 0429 · §117.13 Table B 0644 · §117.25(b) 0429
37Flying75:01 / 68:1214+165214Fail§117.27 0436 · §117.27* 0319, 0355
38Flying73:24 / 71:0513+155204Fail§117.27 0214 (line-caused), 0333, 0428 · §117.13 Table B 0294
39Flying74:29 / 72:4514+154194Fail§117.27 0380, 0381 · §117.27* 0384 · §117.13 Table B 0392
40Flying79:11 / 66:0213+164214Fail§117.27 0433 · §117.13 Table B 0433
41Flying73:14 / 74:1415+144235Fail§117.27 0288, 0401 · §117.27* 0360
42Flying70:02 / 69:2815+164164Fail§117.27 0372, 0341, 0376 · §117.27* 0375
43Flying82:07 / 73:2413+154235Fail§117.27 0277, 0305, 0402
44Flying74:17 / 68:0414+155224Fail§117.27 0259, 0354, 0309 · §117.27* 0361
45Flying73:49 / 74:2115+144215Fail§117.27 0316, 0404 · §117.27* 0417, 0306
46Flying67:07 / 73:5815+144226Fail§117.27 0330 · §117.27* 0416 · §117.13 Table B 0330
47Flying74:28 / 77:2215+154215Fail§117.27 0395, 0420 · §117.27* 0411
48Flying75:36 / 74:1314+154185Fail§117.27 0407 · §117.27* 0432 · §117.13 Table B 0264
49Flying75:14 / 68:5814+164204Fail§117.27 0368 · §117.27* 0437, 0347 · §117.13 Table B 0258
50Flying71:10 / 71:1712+164226Fail§117.27 0362, 0330 · §117.13 Table B 0330
51Flying73:33 / 68:1715+164204Fail§117.27 0400 · §117.27* 0310, 0327, 0358
52Flying71:51 / 67:4613+165244Fail§117.27 0320 · §117.27* 0317, 0318 · §117.13 Table B 0238
53Flying73:31 / 71:1915+154214Fail§117.27 0399 · §117.27* 0321, 0322, 0389 · §117.13 Table B 0399
54Flying75:20 / 71:3714+144204Fail§117.27 0422 · §117.27* 0377
55Flying72:11 / 67:3214+165192Fail§117.13 Table B 0392
56Flying68:12 / 68:2915+164224Fail§117.27 0374
57Flying68:34 / 74:1516+154245Fail§117.27 0350, 0351, 0340, 0406
58Flying68:13 / 74:1316+144224Fail§117.27 0333 · §117.27* 0343, 0315, 0409 · §117.25(b) 0409
59Flying66:46 / 67:4516+154214Sleep-room§117.27* 0290, 0303, 0304, 0349
60Flying79:58 / 68:0713+164225Fail§117.27 0448, 0340 · §117.27* 0336
61Flying73:58 / 68:0615+164214Fail§117.27 0299, 0363, 0308 · §117.27* 0412
62Flying73:01 / 67:3313+165204Fail§117.27 0312, 0314 · §117.27* 0332 · §117.25(b) 0452 (line-caused)
63Flying79:43 / 72:2713+154205Fail§117.27 0266, 0441, 0378 · §117.27* 0384 · §117.13 Table B 0266
64Flying74:50 / 71:0215+164215Fail§117.27 0345, 0415, 0410 · §117.25(b) 0415 (line-caused)
65Flying75:58 / 71:5514+144215Fail§117.27 0423, 0282, 0394 · §117.27* 0298 · §117.13 Table B 0394 · §117.25(b) 0423
66Flying73:02 / 72:5915+164194Fail§117.27 0427, 0261, 0382, 0383
67Flying68:14 / 74:4116+144214Fail§117.27 0342, 0386 · §117.27* 0339 · §117.13 Table B 0391×2
68Flying76:55 / 78:5713+1312230Fail§117.25(b) 0563 (line-caused)
69Flying79:53 / 78:3112+1413240Pass
70Flying77:23 / 84:4914+129241Fail§117.13 Table B 0638, 0600
71Flying79:59 / 77:5614+1314241Fail§117.13 Table B 0636
72Flying75:38 / 74:2914+1415250Fail§117.25(b) 0109×2 (line-caused), 0108 (line-caused)
73Flying78:44 / 75:3313+1214261Fail§117.13 Table B 0621 · §117.25(b) 0094×2 (line-caused), 0090 (line-caused), 0486×2 (line-caused)
74Flying77:18 / 78:1113+1413261Fail§117.25(b) 0072 (line-caused)
75Flying81:34 / 78:4413+1110241Fail§117.13 Table B 0643, 0596 · §117.25(b) 0596×3 (line-caused)
76Flying74:22 / 74:0114+1413261Fail§117.13 Table B 0631 · §117.25(b) 0069 (line-caused), 0085×2 (line-caused), 0087 (line-caused), 0571×2 (line-caused) · §117.23(c)(1) - (line-caused)
77Flying77:48 / 77:1213+1412250Pass
78Flying78:25 / 77:1411+147200Pass
79Flying79:05 / 84:4812+1212271Fail§117.13 Table B 0612 · §117.25(b) 0515 (line-caused), 0105 (line-caused), 0567 (line-caused)
80Flying75:27 / 76:1312+1313261Fail§117.13 Table B 0630 · §117.25(b) 0508 (line-caused)
81Flying77:10 / 84:5113+1311231Fail§117.13 Table B 0623, 0634
82Flying75:29 / 84:0014+1210210Fail§117.25(b) 0556 (line-caused)
83Flying78:43 / 78:0314+1315271Fail§117.13 Table B 0631 · §117.25(b) 0099 (line-caused), 0631×5 (line-caused), 0094×2 (line-caused), 0633 (line-caused) · §117.23(c)(1) - (line-caused)
84Flying79:02 / 77:0413+1314270Fail§117.25(b) 0091 (line-caused)
85Flying79:00 / 75:4313+1413231Fail§117.13 Table B 0649 · §117.25(b) 0568×2 (line-caused), 0085×2 (line-caused)
86Flying76:03 / 79:0213+1314260Fail§117.25(b) 0570 (line-caused), 0096 (line-caused), 0101 (line-caused), 0584 (line-caused)
87Flying79:40 / 85:4613+1111251Fail§117.13 Table B 0620 · §117.25(b) 0592 (line-caused), 0496×2 (line-caused), 0085 (line-caused)
88Flying76:35 / 81:3214+139230Pass
89Flying77:56 / 75:5013+1315281Fail§117.13 Table B 0631 · §117.25(b) 0100 (line-caused), 0625×5 (line-caused), 0085 (line-caused), 0500×2 (line-caused), 0103 (line-caused) · §117.23(c)(1) - (line-caused)
90Flying76:19 / 75:4414+1414261Fail§117.13 Table B 0608 · §117.25(b) 0581 (line-caused)
91Flying78:30 / 85:5012+128230Fail§117.25(b) 0618×3 (line-caused)
92Flying75:07 / 78:5314+1514230Fail§117.25(b) 0103 (line-caused)
93Flying81:55 / 78:3512+139232Fail§117.25(b) 0629×2 (line-caused)
94Flying74:41 / 81:3911+149231Fail§117.13 Table B 0654
95Flying76:29 / 78:0611+1312232Fail§117.13 Table B 0632 · §117.25(b) 0595 (line-caused), 0661 (line-caused), 0459 (line-caused)
96Flying81:47 / 75:2212+1213222Fail§117.13 Table B 0635
97Flying77:49 / 74:5111+139223Pass
98Flying79:52 / 79:3713+1415264Fail§117.27 0009 (line-caused)
99Flying79:23 / 77:0512+1213243Pass
100Flying78:13 / 78:0212+1317255Fail§117.27 0164×2 (line-caused), 0009 (line-caused) · §117.25(b) 0159 (line-caused), 0007 (line-caused), 0037 (line-caused)
101Flying79:05 / 76:2112+1318265Fail§117.27 0045 (line-caused), 0052 (line-caused) · §117.25(b) 0159 (line-caused), 0035 (line-caused)
102Flying79:28 / 74:3213+1310204Fail§117.27 0240 (line-caused) · §117.25(b) 0197 (line-caused)
103Flying76:53 / 75:4814+1321244Fail§117.27 0008 (line-caused), 0158 (line-caused)
104Flying79:46 / 76:4213+1315273Pass
105Flying79:45 / 78:4613+1315265Fail§117.27 0014 (line-caused), 0164 (line-caused)
106Flying77:45 / 77:4211+1519225Fail§117.27 0166 (line-caused), 0159 (line-caused)
107Flying79:40 / 77:3312+1114245Fail§117.27 0171 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 0244
108Flying75:47 / 74:4014+1414274Fail§117.27 0234, 0009 (line-caused) · §117.25(b) 0234 (line-caused)
109Flying84:37 / 77:5411+1412254Fail§117.27 0055 (line-caused)
110Flying78:30 / 74:3413+1417285Fail§117.27 0158 (line-caused), 0054 (line-caused)
111Flying79:51 / 77:3313+1415265Fail§117.27 0173 (line-caused), 0010 (line-caused)
112Flying79:41 / 76:4712+1420284Fail§117.27 0017 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 0242
113Flying79:56 / 76:2412+1314274Fail§117.27 0010 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 0245
114Flying79:31 / 78:1512+1219254Fail§117.27 0004 (line-caused)
115Flying79:14 / 76:3513+1213244Sleep-room§117.27* 0260
116Flying76:48 / 78:0714+1219244Fail§117.27 0009 (line-caused), 0163 (line-caused)
117Flying79:20 / 77:4311+1415254Fail§117.27 0001 (line-caused)
118Flying78:40 / 76:2714+1417275Fail§117.27 0018 (line-caused), 0019 (line-caused), 0009 (line-caused) · §117.25(b) 0484×2 (line-caused)
119Flying73:58 / 76:5711+1316254Fail§117.27 0164 (line-caused), 0186 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 0167 · §117.25(b) 0568 (line-caused)
120Flying79:28 / 78:5913+1217264Fail§117.27 0016 (line-caused) · §117.25(b) 0182 (line-caused)
121Flying79:58 / 75:4712+1413234Fail§117.27 0235 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 0194
122Flying72:54 / 72:1812+1524245Fail§117.27 0682 (line-caused), 0679 (line-caused), 0688 (line-caused), 0685 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 0694×3, 0695
123Flying66:36 / 66:1813+1322225Fail§117.27 0688 (line-caused), 0681 (line-caused), 0692 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 0694×2, 0695
124Flying60:36 / 64:3515+1712184Fail§117.27 0679×2 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 0694×2
125Flying78:00 / 42:0014+2120200Pass
126Flying68:03 / 65:2716+174184Sleep-room§117.27* 0723, 0724
127Flying74:10 / 76:4811+129213Fail§117.13 Table B 0716
128Flying73:56 / 76:2813+1312201Pass
129Flying0:00 / 85:510+12295Fail§117.27 0450
130Flying0:00 / 84:220+122104Fail§117.27 0293
131Flying0:00 / 83:520+122124Fail§117.27 0283
132Flying0:00 / 83:390+122114Fail§117.27 0328 · §117.27* 0442
133Flying0:00 / 82:490+132114Fail§117.27 0263
134Standby66:00 / 66:0015+1624244Fail§117.27 0675×6 (line-caused)
135Standby66:00 / 66:0013+1324244Fail§117.27 0676×6 (line-caused)

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 ×6, RSVA ×16, RSVB ×17, VOR ×21, VTO ×37 — 106 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.