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.

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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.