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An air carrier dispatcher realized he had failed to include an alternate airport for a single runway airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 454703 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : atl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 454703 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During the flight planning processes for a flight from iah-mfe, I was interrupted numerous times by in-flight calls due to rertes and normal radio traffic with our flts (which we give priority to). Later when I went back to flight plan for this flight, the WX was good at destination and I forgot to add an alternate, as mfe is a single runway airport. It wasn't until I was planning the same flight on nov/xb/99 that I remembered that I had not given the flight on the nov/xa/00 the appropriate alternate per the far's. The biggest problem, besides being a new dispatcher and having so much to remember, is the sheer volume of releases each dispatcher has to keep up with on a daily basis no matter what else is going on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR DISPATCHER REALIZED HE HAD FAILED TO INCLUDE AN ALTERNATE ARPT FOR A SINGLE RWY ARPT.
Narrative: DURING THE FLT PLANNING PROCESSES FOR A FLT FROM IAH-MFE, I WAS INTERRUPTED NUMEROUS TIMES BY INFLT CALLS DUE TO RERTES AND NORMAL RADIO TFC WITH OUR FLTS (WHICH WE GIVE PRIORITY TO). LATER WHEN I WENT BACK TO FLT PLAN FOR THIS FLT, THE WX WAS GOOD AT DEST AND I FORGOT TO ADD AN ALTERNATE, AS MFE IS A SINGLE RWY ARPT. IT WASN'T UNTIL I WAS PLANNING THE SAME FLT ON NOV/XB/99 THAT I REMEMBERED THAT I HAD NOT GIVEN THE FLT ON THE NOV/XA/00 THE APPROPRIATE ALTERNATE PER THE FAR'S. THE BIGGEST PROB, BESIDES BEING A NEW DISPATCHER AND HAVING SO MUCH TO REMEMBER, IS THE SHEER VOLUME OF RELEASES EACH DISPATCHER HAS TO KEEP UP WITH ON A DAILY BASIS NO MATTER WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON.
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.