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Flight crew of a cargo DC8 operated the wrong aircraft due T not rechking the flight release with the number of the actual aircraft prior to takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise : level descent : approach ground : preflight ground : parked landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| ASRS Report | 493870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 152 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 493386 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 5 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Arrived at atl airport at XA45. Maintenance said we were taking first aircraft (closest to maintenance office). Other aircraft was sitting in darkness at furthest parking spot. Went to aircraft that was being loaded and refueled, did interior preflight, and then exterior preflight. Returned to cockpit. Aircraft loading was completed. Did takeoff data and left gate. Upon arrival at destination, was informed that release papers were for second aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A CARGO DC8 OPERATED THE WRONG ACFT DUE T NOT RECHKING THE FLT RELEASE WITH THE NUMBER OF THE ACTUAL ACFT PRIOR TO TKOF.
Narrative: ARRIVED AT ATL ARPT AT XA45. MAINT SAID WE WERE TAKING FIRST ACFT (CLOSEST TO MAINT OFFICE). OTHER ACFT WAS SITTING IN DARKNESS AT FURTHEST PARKING SPOT. WENT TO ACFT THAT WAS BEING LOADED AND REFUELED, DID INTERIOR PREFLT, AND THEN EXTERIOR PREFLT. RETURNED TO COCKPIT. ACFT LOADING WAS COMPLETED. DID TKOF DATA AND LEFT GATE. UPON ARR AT DEST, WAS INFORMED THAT RELEASE PAPERS WERE FOR SECOND 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.