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Air carrier dispatcher allows company air carrier to depart on extended overwater flight without ensuring airport at destination will remain open.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 509240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 509240 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight was filed on normal routing, A300. When flight arrived at ewr, aircraft had numerous mechanical write-ups and was delayed for repair. Aircraft finally pushed back 2 hours 16 mins late. This put the aircraft outside of the 1 hour limit with 1 engine inoperative to an airport. Sbbv tower was not notified to stay open.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR DISPATCHER ALLOWS COMPANY ACR TO DEPART ON EXTENDED OVERWATER FLT WITHOUT ENSURING ARPT AT DEST WILL REMAIN OPEN.
Narrative: FLT WAS FILED ON NORMAL ROUTING, A300. WHEN FLT ARRIVED AT EWR, ACFT HAD NUMEROUS MECHANICAL WRITE-UPS AND WAS DELAYED FOR REPAIR. ACFT FINALLY PUSHED BACK 2 HRS 16 MINS LATE. THIS PUT THE ACFT OUTSIDE OF THE 1 HR LIMIT WITH 1 ENG INOP TO AN ARPT. SBBV TWR WAS NOT NOTIFIED TO STAY OPEN.
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.