Originally Posted by
DWC CAP10 USAF
ACE did *not* contact the company. In fact there were numerous scheudling commitee comms, including a flow chart, that said you must contact scheudling directly first in order to give them oppurtunity to correct the issue and to stop the clock if needed. Then if not rectified, file ACE and include date/time info of who you talked to so they could pull the phone logs.
Acutally, yes it did. Though it wan’t the case at the beginning, filing an ACE report had the effect of stopping the clock.
There is a reason MEC Alert 23-10 said "STS will not initially have the ability to auto-notify the company... when a pilot submits a report”. That’s because ACE *DID* have that capability (though the comm conveniently leaves that out). Go ask any scheduling committee volunteer.