<< >> NASA ASRS Report 416990, October 1998

Widebody transport aircraft. Air carrier did not incorporate a bermuda radar outage en route NOTAM into the route building operation, thereby sending the flight through a radar outage area.

Attributes
ACN	416990
Time
Date	199810
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : txkf
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : txkf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	416990
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Non compliance with new york oceanic NOTAM concerning special routings over bermuda due to bermuda radar not available, air carrier flight XXX madrid-miami. I noticed after assuming the dispatch shift that the flight had been planned and released without consideration of this NOTAM. Date is oct/ab/98. At air carrier abc, rtes for european flts are constructed by the 'navigation data' department. The NOTAM is in effect for a week. I hand carried a copy into 'navigation data' the day before, and handed it to one of the specialists. The concern herein is, given the volume of flts planned by the dispatcher at air carrier abc, the ability of that dispatcher to isolate all the errors generated by navigation data's product, a product of increasingly questionable integrity.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB ACFT. ACR DID NOT INCORPORATE A BERMUDA RADAR OUTAGE ENRTE NOTAM INTO THE RTE BUILDING OP, THEREBY SENDING THE FLT THROUGH A RADAR OUTAGE AREA.

Narrative: NON COMPLIANCE WITH NEW YORK OCEANIC NOTAM CONCERNING SPECIAL ROUTINGS OVER BERMUDA DUE TO BERMUDA RADAR NOT AVAILABLE, ACR FLT XXX MADRID-MIAMI. I NOTICED AFTER ASSUMING THE DISPATCH SHIFT THAT THE FLT HAD BEEN PLANNED AND RELEASED WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF THIS NOTAM. DATE IS OCT/AB/98. AT ACR ABC, RTES FOR EUROPEAN FLTS ARE CONSTRUCTED BY THE 'NAV DATA' DEPT. THE NOTAM IS IN EFFECT FOR A WK. I HAND CARRIED A COPY INTO 'NAV DATA' THE DAY BEFORE, AND HANDED IT TO ONE OF THE SPECIALISTS. THE CONCERN HEREIN IS, GIVEN THE VOLUME OF FLTS PLANNED BY THE DISPATCHER AT ACR ABC, THE ABILITY OF THAT DISPATCHER TO ISOLATE ALL THE ERRORS GENERATED BY NAV DATA'S PRODUCT, A PRODUCT OF INCREASINGLY QUESTIONABLE INTEGRITY.

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.