Aircraft flown without required aircraft flight manual aboard.

Attributes
ACN	237199
Time
Date	199303
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	237199
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	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

Narrative:

We were hurrying in dtw because maintenance had just given us the aircraft back, 5 mins to go for departure. I was rushed but thought I had checked the necessary preflight items. However, on the ground in sna, the captain receiving the aircraft wanted to look up information in the aircraft operating manual. Apparently the manual had not been placed back in the aircraft before departure. So the flight operated without proper papers on board. A new manual was placed in the aircraft in sna and the return flight continued without incident. In retrospect, more time should have been allowed to make sure all required material was on board. Goes back to old say (pilot) -- 3 things useless to a pilot: runway behind him, altitude above him, and preflight not completely done.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT FLOWN WITHOUT REQUIRED ACFT FLT MANUAL ABOARD.

Narrative: WE WERE HURRYING IN DTW BECAUSE MAINT HAD JUST GIVEN US THE ACFT BACK, 5 MINS TO GO FOR DEP. I WAS RUSHED BUT THOUGHT I HAD CHKED THE NECESSARY PREFLT ITEMS. HOWEVER, ON THE GND IN SNA, THE CAPT RECEIVING THE ACFT WANTED TO LOOK UP INFO IN THE ACFT OPERATING MANUAL. APPARENTLY THE MANUAL HAD NOT BEEN PLACED BACK IN THE ACFT BEFORE DEP. SO THE FLT OPERATED WITHOUT PROPER PAPERS ON BOARD. A NEW MANUAL WAS PLACED IN THE ACFT IN SNA AND THE RETURN FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IN RETROSPECT, MORE TIME SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO MAKE SURE ALL REQUIRED MATERIAL WAS ON BOARD. GOES BACK TO OLD SAY (PLT) -- 3 THINGS USELESS TO A PLT: RWY BEHIND HIM, ALT ABOVE HIM, AND PREFLT NOT COMPLETELY DONE.

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.