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B727 crew questioned the legality of a company issued permission to deviate from far 121 pt 349. Variance was issued by the air carrier vice president of operations without the FAA official's signature.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 414569 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iani airport : ani |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 414569 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 414750 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The problem arose when dispatched to aniak, ak, as a destination. The approach (ILS DME runway 10) requires an ADF for the missed approach. The aircraft, a B727, is equipped with 1 ADF. A letter was issued by company officials stating the FAA had approved a missed approach procedure in case of a failure of the ADF receiver. After making the trip, we realized the letter was not signed by the FAA, leaving some doubt about the legality of the letter. Supplemental information from acn 414750: company produced letter from director of operations stating that he had talked to FAA and they approved procedure. Company claims the flight was legal, so captain elected to go. If director of operations is wrong, the flight would be illegal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 CREW QUESTIONED THE LEGALITY OF A COMPANY ISSUED PERMISSION TO DEVIATE FROM FAR 121 PT 349. VARIANCE WAS ISSUED BY THE ACR VICE PRESIDENT OF OPS WITHOUT THE FAA OFFICIAL'S SIGNATURE.
Narrative: THE PROB AROSE WHEN DISPATCHED TO ANIAK, AK, AS A DEST. THE APCH (ILS DME RWY 10) REQUIRES AN ADF FOR THE MISSED APCH. THE ACFT, A B727, IS EQUIPPED WITH 1 ADF. A LETTER WAS ISSUED BY COMPANY OFFICIALS STATING THE FAA HAD APPROVED A MISSED APCH PROC IN CASE OF A FAILURE OF THE ADF RECEIVER. AFTER MAKING THE TRIP, WE REALIZED THE LETTER WAS NOT SIGNED BY THE FAA, LEAVING SOME DOUBT ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF THE LETTER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 414750: COMPANY PRODUCED LETTER FROM DIRECTOR OF OPS STATING THAT HE HAD TALKED TO FAA AND THEY APPROVED PROC. COMPANY CLAIMS THE FLT WAS LEGAL, SO CAPT ELECTED TO GO. IF DIRECTOR OF OPS IS WRONG, THE FLT WOULD BE ILLEGAL.
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.