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Flight crew of medium large transport used wrong transponder code, unable to verify from ACARS account clearance wiped off ACARS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 199515 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 199515 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 199208 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Record of the clearance received by flight (charlotte to tri- cities, tn) jan/92 was apparently lost on ACARS before or shortly after takeoff. This was recognized by the crew shortly after charlotte ATC noticed an improper transponder code. Upon investigation the ACARS clearance could not be retrieved via ACARS (both pilots physically saw the clearance). Clearance was verified with atlanta ARTCC and the flight was completed successfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MLG USED WRONG TRANSPONDER CODE, UNABLE TO VERIFY FROM ACARS ACCOUNT CLRNC WIPED OFF ACARS.
Narrative: RECORD OF THE CLRNC RECEIVED BY FLT (CHARLOTTE TO TRI- CITIES, TN) JAN/92 WAS APPARENTLY LOST ON ACARS BEFORE OR SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. THIS WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE CREW SHORTLY AFTER CHARLOTTE ATC NOTICED AN IMPROPER TRANSPONDER CODE. UPON INVESTIGATION THE ACARS CLRNC COULD NOT BE RETRIEVED VIA ACARS (BOTH PLTS PHYSICALLY SAW THE CLRNC). CLRNC WAS VERIFIED WITH ATLANTA ARTCC AND THE FLT WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
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.