An international flight crew failed to get re-release on time.

Attributes
ACN	317177
Time
Date	199509
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rek
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : bird
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	317177
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	317402
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Late re-release clearance. I was relief first officer on flight from ord to arn on sep/thu/95. We were dispatched to fle with a re- release to arn. We should have obtained the re-release at XA45, but did not receive it until XB16. 2 factors contributed to my error. After passing 20W, we were cleared direct to arn and the flight was in radar contact for the remainder of the leg, with no position reporting required. Factor 2 was that a passenger in coach was misbehaving which diverted my attention at the time I should have been concerned with obtaining the clearance to arn. Supplemental information from acn 317402: captain began his rest break. First officer and fb had forgotten to request re-release. Individual creating problem inbound to arn was arrested next day. He had taken his 90 yr old mother hostage and barricaded himself in her house. Was put in mental hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INTL FLC FAILED TO GET RE-RELEASE ON TIME.

Narrative: LATE RE-RELEASE CLRNC. I WAS RELIEF FO ON FLT FROM ORD TO ARN ON SEP/THU/95. WE WERE DISPATCHED TO FLE WITH A RE- RELEASE TO ARN. WE SHOULD HAVE OBTAINED THE RE-RELEASE AT XA45, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE IT UNTIL XB16. 2 FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO MY ERROR. AFTER PASSING 20W, WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO ARN AND THE FLT WAS IN RADAR CONTACT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LEG, WITH NO POS RPTING REQUIRED. FACTOR 2 WAS THAT A PAX IN COACH WAS MISBEHAVING WHICH DIVERTED MY ATTN AT THE TIME I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONCERNED WITH OBTAINING THE CLRNC TO ARN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 317402: CAPT BEGAN HIS REST BREAK. FO AND FB HAD FORGOTTEN TO REQUEST RE-RELEASE. INDIVIDUAL CREATING PROB INBOUND TO ARN WAS ARRESTED NEXT DAY. HE HAD TAKEN HIS 90 YR OLD MOTHER HOSTAGE AND BARRICADED HIMSELF IN HER HOUSE. WAS PUT IN MENTAL HOSPITAL.

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.