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B737-700 PIC forgets to get dispatcher into the loop after obtaining a maintenance release on an MEL'ed item and departs without an amended flight release at sea, wa.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 320 |
| ASRS Report | 511400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Amended release not obtained. Copilot's display had 2 off flags. Obtained an en route MEL from maintenance control on taxi out, but not an amended release. (Maintenance could have said 'stand by for dispatch.') I took off without an amended release from dispatch.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 PIC FORGETS TO GET DISPATCHER INTO THE LOOP AFTER OBTAINING A MAINT RELEASE ON AN MEL'ED ITEM AND DEPARTS WITHOUT AN AMENDED FLT RELEASE AT SEA, WA.
Narrative: AMENDED RELEASE NOT OBTAINED. COPLT'S DISPLAY HAD 2 OFF FLAGS. OBTAINED AN ENRTE MEL FROM MAINT CTL ON TAXI OUT, BUT NOT AN AMENDED RELEASE. (MAINT COULD HAVE SAID 'STAND BY FOR DISPATCH.') I TOOK OFF WITHOUT AN AMENDED RELEASE FROM DISPATCH.
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.