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Dispatcher displays resentment and concern over air carrier widebody transport departure after en route WX analysis dictates a cancellation and amendment to the computer flight plan for subject flight. Flight departed without revised flight plan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 189615 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rkss |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 189615 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
*Supplemental air carrier dispatcher evinces displeasure with captain of flight after dispatcher sends a cancellation message of the computer flight plan due to his revised estimate of location of hurricane on flight's route. That was sent 26 mins prior to scheduled departure. (Crew out in aircraft no doubt.) messages sent back and forth and final dispatch amended flight plan sent 13 mins after flight blocked out. Message from departure airport to dispatch indicated that captain elected to take original fuel and route as PIREPS received indicated en route WX satisfactory. Dispatcher quoted many far 121's related to dispatch and captain responsibility in mutual agreement on operation of flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DISPATCHER DISPLAYS RESENTMENT AND CONCERN OVER ACR WDB DEP AFTER ENRTE WX ANALYSIS DICTATES A CANCELLATION AND AMENDMENT TO THE COMPUTER FLT PLAN FOR SUBJECT FLT. FLT DEPARTED WITHOUT REVISED FLT PLAN.
Narrative: *SUPPLEMENTAL ACR DISPATCHER EVINCES DISPLEASURE WITH CAPT OF FLT AFTER DISPATCHER SENDS A CANCELLATION MESSAGE OF THE COMPUTER FLT PLAN DUE TO HIS REVISED ESTIMATE OF LOCATION OF HURRICANE ON FLT'S RTE. THAT WAS SENT 26 MINS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DEP. (CREW OUT IN ACFT NO DOUBT.) MESSAGES SENT BACK AND FORTH AND FINAL DISPATCH AMENDED FLT PLAN SENT 13 MINS AFTER FLT BLOCKED OUT. MESSAGE FROM DEP ARPT TO DISPATCH INDICATED THAT CAPT ELECTED TO TAKE ORIGINAL FUEL AND RTE AS PIREPS RECEIVED INDICATED ENRTE WX SATISFACTORY. DISPATCHER QUOTED MANY FAR 121'S RELATED TO DISPATCH AND CAPT RESPONSIBILITY IN MUTUAL AGREEMENT ON OP OF FLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.