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Flight crew of a B727 departed without dispatch release and cabin attendants caused by lengthy delay due to destination WX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 500180 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Fog Ice |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise : level landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 500180 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Air carrier X was delayed due to ewr WX and eventually diverted to mdt. During the first hour of flight, we had no air carrier X dispatch flight following. Dispatch thought we were on the gate at mia and canceled the flight. We were almost 1/2 way to ewr. We also had no flight attendants. On the subsequent air carrier X, all were present and working very hard to make our guests comfortable. How we dropped out of the air carrier X system we need to know. Otherwise, I would like to compliment and commend the crew of air carrier X on feb/xa/01 out of mia which eventually diverted to mdt. Also, the folks at mdt did a very nice job of getting gate space help from air carrier Y to push/park 2 diversions, and eventually help the passenger get accommodations for the night, as we went illegal during the time we were trying to push on an icy foggy ramp at mdt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727 DEPARTED WITHOUT DISPATCH RELEASE AND CABIN ATTENDANTS CAUSED BY LENGTHY DELAY DUE TO DEST WX.
Narrative: ACR X WAS DELAYED DUE TO EWR WX AND EVENTUALLY DIVERTED TO MDT. DURING THE FIRST HR OF FLT, WE HAD NO ACR X DISPATCH FLT FOLLOWING. DISPATCH THOUGHT WE WERE ON THE GATE AT MIA AND CANCELED THE FLT. WE WERE ALMOST 1/2 WAY TO EWR. WE ALSO HAD NO FLT ATTENDANTS. ON THE SUBSEQUENT ACR X, ALL WERE PRESENT AND WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE OUR GUESTS COMFORTABLE. HOW WE DROPPED OUT OF THE ACR X SYS WE NEED TO KNOW. OTHERWISE, I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLIMENT AND COMMEND THE CREW OF ACR X ON FEB/XA/01 OUT OF MIA WHICH EVENTUALLY DIVERTED TO MDT. ALSO, THE FOLKS AT MDT DID A VERY NICE JOB OF GETTING GATE SPACE HELP FROM ACR Y TO PUSH/PARK 2 DIVERSIONS, AND EVENTUALLY HELP THE PAX GET ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE NIGHT, AS WE WENT ILLEGAL DURING THE TIME WE WERE TRYING TO PUSH ON AN ICY FOGGY RAMP AT MDT.
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.