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Flight crew of medium large transport signs for wrong aircraft. Discovered while being pushed back. Return to gate and retrieved proper aircraft paperwork.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 369610 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 369610 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Pushed back from gate by tug. Prior to tug disconnect 10 ft from gate, realized I had signed paperwork for wrong flight. Our flight was bbhd to dfw. I had gotten bbgd to dfw. We pulled back up by tug and retrieved paperwork. Engines were not started.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MLG SIGNS FOR WRONG ACFT. DISCOVERED WHILE BEING PUSHED BACK. RETURN TO GATE AND RETRIEVED PROPER ACFT PAPERWORK.
Narrative: PUSHED BACK FROM GATE BY TUG. PRIOR TO TUG DISCONNECT 10 FT FROM GATE, REALIZED I HAD SIGNED PAPERWORK FOR WRONG FLT. OUR FLT WAS BBHD TO DFW. I HAD GOTTEN BBGD TO DFW. WE PULLED BACK UP BY TUG AND RETRIEVED PAPERWORK. ENGS WERE NOT STARTED.
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.