Narrative:

Aircraft was ready to depart on time. Due to a squall passing the area repeated ATC delays were experienced. An update to the dispatch release valid time may not have been received before departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PIC DEPARTS EWR ARPT AFTER HIS DISPATCH RELEASE TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE FLT WAS DELAYED BY A PASSING SQUALL LINE.

Narrative: ACFT WAS READY TO DEPART ON TIME. DUE TO A SQUALL PASSING THE AREA REPEATED ATC DELAYS WERE EXPERIENCED. AN UPDATE TO THE DISPATCH RELEASE VALID TIME MAY NOT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BEFORE DEP.

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.