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Flight crew of a B737 failed to notice that 2000 ft of the runway they used for takeoff was NOTAM closed. Therefore, the aircraft performance data used for computing runway length, power settings, and speed were not correct.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472025 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fnt.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 472025 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 471650 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We took off from runway 8 at iah. Did not catch that the last 2000 ft of runway was closed. We used electronic ATIS. It was there and in NOTAMS but we missed it. Did not have approved takeoff data. Did not realize the last 2000 ft were closed until after takeoff. Takeoff was uneventful and cleared all equipment with no problem. Contributing factors: did not read NOTAMS well enough. Iah under a great deal of construction. There are many NOTAMS, pages of them, and they are always changing. Missed the one that applied to us. It would have helped us if ground control or tower would have mentioned the closure. There was no mention to any aircraft preceding us about the closure. Ground controller appeared to be in training, heard a second voice now and then. Will have to read all NOTAMS with more detail in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737 FAILED TO NOTICE THAT 2000 FT OF THE RWY THEY USED FOR TKOF WAS NOTAM CLOSED. THEREFORE, THE ACFT PERFORMANCE DATA USED FOR COMPUTING RWY LENGTH, PWR SETTINGS, AND SPD WERE NOT CORRECT.
Narrative: WE TOOK OFF FROM RWY 8 AT IAH. DID NOT CATCH THAT THE LAST 2000 FT OF RWY WAS CLOSED. WE USED ELECTRONIC ATIS. IT WAS THERE AND IN NOTAMS BUT WE MISSED IT. DID NOT HAVE APPROVED TKOF DATA. DID NOT REALIZE THE LAST 2000 FT WERE CLOSED UNTIL AFTER TKOF. TKOF WAS UNEVENTFUL AND CLRED ALL EQUIP WITH NO PROB. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: DID NOT READ NOTAMS WELL ENOUGH. IAH UNDER A GREAT DEAL OF CONSTRUCTION. THERE ARE MANY NOTAMS, PAGES OF THEM, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS CHANGING. MISSED THE ONE THAT APPLIED TO US. IT WOULD HAVE HELPED US IF GND CTL OR TWR WOULD HAVE MENTIONED THE CLOSURE. THERE WAS NO MENTION TO ANY ACFT PRECEDING US ABOUT THE CLOSURE. GND CTLR APPEARED TO BE IN TRAINING, HEARD A SECOND VOICE NOW AND THEN. WILL HAVE TO READ ALL NOTAMS WITH MORE DETAIL IN THE FUTURE.
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.