A fokker 100 flight crew departed dfw without an IFR clearance.

Attributes
ACN	451520
Time
Date	199910
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	451520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Left gate without IFR clearance. Just after takeoff and prior to switching to departure control, realized this. Sent for and received ACARS clearance about 1 min later. Remainder of flight uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FOKKER 100 FLC DEPARTED DFW WITHOUT AN IFR CLRNC.

Narrative: LEFT GATE WITHOUT IFR CLRNC. JUST AFTER TKOF AND PRIOR TO SWITCHING TO DEP CTL, REALIZED THIS. SENT FOR AND RECEIVED ACARS CLRNC ABOUT 1 MIN LATER. REMAINDER OF FLT UNEVENTFUL.

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.