<< >> NASA ASRS Report 478767, July 2000

An A320 flight crew fails to note that their release carried the wrong aircraft n-number during an aircraft change at dtw, mi.

Attributes
ACN	478767
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	478767
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Had last min gate/plane change. Of course, as crew members, we were the last to be informed. As a result, we were rushed to get the flight out. During our preflight duties, neither the captain nor I realized our release was for another aircraft (correct flight number, but wrong ship). Fortunately, dispatch issued a new release for the correct aircraft, but no one brought a new release to our attention. We departed with a release for the wrong aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 FLC FAILS TO NOTE THAT THEIR RELEASE CARRIED THE WRONG ACFT N-NUMBER DURING AN ACFT CHANGE AT DTW, MI.

Narrative: HAD LAST MIN GATE/PLANE CHANGE. OF COURSE, AS CREW MEMBERS, WE WERE THE LAST TO BE INFORMED. AS A RESULT, WE WERE RUSHED TO GET THE FLT OUT. DURING OUR PREFLT DUTIES, NEITHER THE CAPT NOR I REALIZED OUR RELEASE WAS FOR ANOTHER ACFT (CORRECT FLT NUMBER, BUT WRONG SHIP). FORTUNATELY, DISPATCH ISSUED A NEW RELEASE FOR THE CORRECT ACFT, BUT NO ONE BROUGHT A NEW RELEASE TO OUR ATTN. WE DEPARTED WITH A RELEASE FOR THE WRONG ACFT.

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.