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An medium large transport captain discovered, after the fact, that the flight release was not only for the wrong aircraft, but for the wrong date, month, and yr. Uncoord departure release.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 328180 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 328180 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight had been delayed 2 hours for WX at first stop point. Finally we were released to go direct to second stop point. This required a new release. Release was late arriving. We already had our fuel, passenger and bags. When release arrived, I realized it had the wrong aircraft number. I called dispatch to correct mistake. Instead of being relieved I'd found an error before we pushed, I should have looked closer. The date was the wrong day, month, and yr. I had attempted to take my time to keep something like this from happening. Abnormal operations seem to generate 'gotchas.' I should have been looking for more than one.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MLG CAPT DISCOVERED, AFTER THE FACT, THAT THE FLT RELEASE WAS NOT ONLY FOR THE WRONG ACFT, BUT FOR THE WRONG DATE, MONTH, AND YR. UNCOORD DEP RELEASE.
Narrative: FLT HAD BEEN DELAYED 2 HRS FOR WX AT FIRST STOP POINT. FINALLY WE WERE RELEASED TO GO DIRECT TO SECOND STOP POINT. THIS REQUIRED A NEW RELEASE. RELEASE WAS LATE ARRIVING. WE ALREADY HAD OUR FUEL, PAX AND BAGS. WHEN RELEASE ARRIVED, I REALIZED IT HAD THE WRONG ACFT NUMBER. I CALLED DISPATCH TO CORRECT MISTAKE. INSTEAD OF BEING RELIEVED I'D FOUND AN ERROR BEFORE WE PUSHED, I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED CLOSER. THE DATE WAS THE WRONG DAY, MONTH, AND YR. I HAD ATTEMPTED TO TAKE MY TIME TO KEEP SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING. ABNORMAL OPS SEEM TO GENERATE 'GOTCHAS.' I SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR MORE THAN ONE.
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.