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Flight crew of an MD82 failed to obtain their pre departure clearance flight plan and took off without an IFR flight plan. They did obtain departure control frequency and transponder squawk and then their pre departure clearance in order to continue on with their flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336307 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 336307 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was the first officer on air carrier flight pit-fll, may/xx/96. Shortly after departure, I realized I had failed to obtain our IFR clearance. I was able to obtain departure frequency from tower and squawk from departure control. ATC was evidently unaware we did not receive our clearance. This flight was the first flight of a 2 leg 1-DAY trip. I believe this event occurred partly due to distraction caused by non operational discussion in the cockpit during our preflight preparation. Neither the captain or myself caught the oversight during our departure or takeoff briefings. I will be certain to perform all of my duties while establishing a rapport and open communication with other crew members (CRM). A possible other solution could be to program aircraft ACARS software to flash a message after engine start if a clearance has not been received at airports with pre departure clearance available.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD82 FAILED TO OBTAIN THEIR PDC FLT PLAN AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT AN IFR FLT PLAN. THEY DID OBTAIN DEP CTL FREQ AND XPONDER SQUAWK AND THEN THEIR PDC IN ORDER TO CONTINUE ON WITH THEIR FLT.
Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON ACR FLT PIT-FLL, MAY/XX/96. SHORTLY AFTER DEP, I REALIZED I HAD FAILED TO OBTAIN OUR IFR CLRNC. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN DEP FREQ FROM TWR AND SQUAWK FROM DEP CTL. ATC WAS EVIDENTLY UNAWARE WE DID NOT RECEIVE OUR CLRNC. THIS FLT WAS THE FIRST FLT OF A 2 LEG 1-DAY TRIP. I BELIEVE THIS EVENT OCCURRED PARTLY DUE TO DISTR CAUSED BY NON OPERATIONAL DISCUSSION IN THE COCKPIT DURING OUR PREFLT PREPARATION. NEITHER THE CAPT OR MYSELF CAUGHT THE OVERSIGHT DURING OUR DEP OR TKOF BRIEFINGS. I WILL BE CERTAIN TO PERFORM ALL OF MY DUTIES WHILE ESTABLISHING A RAPPORT AND OPEN COM WITH OTHER CREW MEMBERS (CRM). A POSSIBLE OTHER SOLUTION COULD BE TO PROGRAM ACFT ACARS SOFTWARE TO FLASH A MESSAGE AFTER ENG START IF A CLRNC HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED AT ARPTS WITH PDC AVAILABLE.
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.