Narrative:

On dec/sun/92 while operating as first officer on air carrier flight from jac- den. Just prior to departure we received a company teletype message that we were to proceed to cpr and pick up approximately 75 passenger that were stranded by an affiliated commuter airline. Shortly after that, we were redispatched to den via cpr. We agreed the flight could be conducted safely, and proceeded to cpr. Later we found that cpr is an alternate airport only, and we could not take on passenger or cargo there. Air carrier should remove all such provisions from the operations specifications allowing normal scheduled operation to any suitable part 121 certified air carrier airport at any time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG OPERATED THROUGH AN ARPT THAT WAS LISTED ONLY AS AN ALTERNATE IN THE ACR'S OP SPECS.

Narrative: ON DEC/SUN/92 WHILE OPERATING AS FO ON ACR FLT FROM JAC- DEN. JUST PRIOR TO DEP WE RECEIVED A COMPANY TELETYPE MESSAGE THAT WE WERE TO PROCEED TO CPR AND PICK UP APPROX 75 PAX THAT WERE STRANDED BY AN AFFILIATED COMMUTER AIRLINE. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WE WERE REDISPATCHED TO DEN VIA CPR. WE AGREED THE FLT COULD BE CONDUCTED SAFELY, AND PROCEEDED TO CPR. LATER WE FOUND THAT CPR IS AN ALTERNATE ARPT ONLY, AND WE COULD NOT TAKE ON PAX OR CARGO THERE. ACR SHOULD REMOVE ALL SUCH PROVISIONS FROM THE OPS SPECS ALLOWING NORMAL SCHEDULED OP TO ANY SUITABLE PART 121 CERTIFIED ACR ARPT AT ANY TIME.

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.