A B727 cargo crew departed jax for tlh without a release time indicated on their dispatch release form. Crew was on a return from their alternate for an attempt to land at tlh, fl.

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Attributes
ACN	473020
Time
Date	200005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jax.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	473020
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	472324
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Scheduled to fly to tlh, unload some freight and then on to mia. Encountered fog at tlh and after holding for 30 mins, proceeded to jax as alternate. After talking on phone with dispatch, they called back and said WX in tlh had improved and we were legal to fly back. I printed out WX and confirmed that WX was legal. We took off and flew to tlh where again the WX was below minimums. We held for about 1 hour until our fuel state required us to return to jax. Once on the ground in jax, we learned that our flight release to tlh from jax had no release time on it. I attribute my missing the release time due to fatigue and due to a sense of urgency to hurry back to tlh while the WX was legal. I took the word of the dispatcher that hustling back to tlh was important while the WX was legal. I'll make sure in the future all paperwork is in order before proceeding. Supplemental information from acn 472324: I also fault dispatch for sending us valid release without necessary time notation, and for giving us verbal go ahead.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 CARGO CREW DEPARTED JAX FOR TLH WITHOUT A RELEASE TIME INDICATED ON THEIR DISPATCH RELEASE FORM. CREW WAS ON A RETURN FROM THEIR ALTERNATE FOR AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT TLH, FL.

Narrative: SCHEDULED TO FLY TO TLH, UNLOAD SOME FREIGHT AND THEN ON TO MIA. ENCOUNTERED FOG AT TLH AND AFTER HOLDING FOR 30 MINS, PROCEEDED TO JAX AS ALTERNATE. AFTER TALKING ON PHONE WITH DISPATCH, THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID WX IN TLH HAD IMPROVED AND WE WERE LEGAL TO FLY BACK. I PRINTED OUT WX AND CONFIRMED THAT WX WAS LEGAL. WE TOOK OFF AND FLEW TO TLH WHERE AGAIN THE WX WAS BELOW MINIMUMS. WE HELD FOR ABOUT 1 HR UNTIL OUR FUEL STATE REQUIRED US TO RETURN TO JAX. ONCE ON THE GND IN JAX, WE LEARNED THAT OUR FLT RELEASE TO TLH FROM JAX HAD NO RELEASE TIME ON IT. I ATTRIBUTE MY MISSING THE RELEASE TIME DUE TO FATIGUE AND DUE TO A SENSE OF URGENCY TO HURRY BACK TO TLH WHILE THE WX WAS LEGAL. I TOOK THE WORD OF THE DISPATCHER THAT HUSTLING BACK TO TLH WAS IMPORTANT WHILE THE WX WAS LEGAL. I'LL MAKE SURE IN THE FUTURE ALL PAPERWORK IS IN ORDER BEFORE PROCEEDING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 472324: I ALSO FAULT DISPATCH FOR SENDING US VALID RELEASE WITHOUT NECESSARY TIME NOTATION, AND FOR GIVING US VERBAL GO AHEAD.

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.