Aircraft departed ETOPS without the proper predep checks and added maintenance action.

Attributes
ACN	255504
Time
Date	199311
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 16320 flight time type : 2530
ASRS Report	255504
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
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 other

Narrative:

It was discovered by the flight crew at about top of climb that the flight had been dispatched as an ETOPS flight. We were under the impression that it was non-ETOPS since the route was less than 75 mins in a 'benign' area (this aircraft is approved for 120 mins ETOPS in the north atlantic) and we have previously operated this aircraft in this airspace non- ETOPS. Since special pre-departure checks and additional maintenance action is required for ETOPS flts (not completed for this flight), it is essential that we have proper communication between the flcs, dispatch and maintenance as to whether or not a particular flight is being operated ETOPS or needs to be.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DEPARTED ETOPS WITHOUT THE PROPER PREDEP CHKS AND ADDED MAINT ACTION.

Narrative: IT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FLC AT ABOUT TOP OF CLB THAT THE FLT HAD BEEN DISPATCHED AS AN ETOPS FLT. WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS NON-ETOPS SINCE THE RTE WAS LESS THAN 75 MINS IN A 'BENIGN' AREA (THIS ACFT IS APPROVED FOR 120 MINS ETOPS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC) AND WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY OPERATED THIS ACFT IN THIS AIRSPACE NON- ETOPS. SINCE SPECIAL PRE-DEP CHKS AND ADDITIONAL MAINT ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR ETOPS FLTS (NOT COMPLETED FOR THIS FLT), IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE HAVE PROPER COM BTWN THE FLCS, DISPATCH AND MAINT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT A PARTICULAR FLT IS BEING OPERATED ETOPS OR NEEDS TO BE.

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.