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Dispatcher noticed that a company mdt had been dispatched to a company airport approved for alternate use only after it had landed and taking off again. Dispatcher made a self disclosure to the FAA regarding this oversight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : riw |
| State Reference | WY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 360990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
As an aircraft dispatcher for air carrier X farmington, NM, I accepted a shift from the morning dispatcher. The morning dispatcher had released a revenue flight into an airport (riw) that we listed as an alternate in our operations specifications to drop off a part for a broken aircraft. The aircraft was en route to this airport when I accepted the shift. I failed to recognize that riw was an alternate airport only. The aircraft landed and departed without incident. I discovered that the release was illegal after the aircraft had departed from riw. After notifying the dispatch supervisor we decided to do a self disclosure. Factors involved were human error and complacency. Although I did not dispatch the aircraft into or out of riw it was still my responsibility since I accepted the shift.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DISPATCHER NOTICED THAT A COMPANY MDT HAD BEEN DISPATCHED TO A COMPANY ARPT APPROVED FOR ALTERNATE USE ONLY AFTER IT HAD LANDED AND TAKING OFF AGAIN. DISPATCHER MADE A SELF DISCLOSURE TO THE FAA REGARDING THIS OVERSIGHT.
Narrative: AS AN ACFT DISPATCHER FOR ACR X FARMINGTON, NM, I ACCEPTED A SHIFT FROM THE MORNING DISPATCHER. THE MORNING DISPATCHER HAD RELEASED A REVENUE FLT INTO AN ARPT (RIW) THAT WE LISTED AS AN ALTERNATE IN OUR OPS SPECS TO DROP OFF A PART FOR A BROKEN ACFT. THE ACFT WAS ENRTE TO THIS ARPT WHEN I ACCEPTED THE SHIFT. I FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT RIW WAS AN ALTERNATE ARPT ONLY. THE ACFT LANDED AND DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I DISCOVERED THAT THE RELEASE WAS ILLEGAL AFTER THE ACFT HAD DEPARTED FROM RIW. AFTER NOTIFYING THE DISPATCH SUPVR WE DECIDED TO DO A SELF DISCLOSURE. FACTORS INVOLVED WERE HUMAN ERROR AND COMPLACENCY. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT DISPATCH THE ACFT INTO OR OUT OF RIW IT WAS STILL MY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE I ACCEPTED THE SHIFT.
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.