<< >> NASA ASRS Report 513880, June 2001

An F100 captain reported that he requested new flight papers after his first officer noticed that the nose number did not match the one listed in the flight plan at dca.

Attributes
ACN	513880
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	513880
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Flight plan/release was printed on a less than satisfactory printer. Nose number on flight plan and tps was xa with 1/2 of the second letter chopped off. Aircraft on gate nose number was xab. After brake release, but before push, first officer noticed that the FAA registration numbers did not match. I held the push and called dispatch via cell phone. They advised pulling new paperwork. Agent did so at my request and handed me new paperwork through captain's window. Lesson learned: get a better printed copy of release paperwork. Also, plan to buy beverage of first officer's choice for making a great catch and save.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN F100 CAPT RPTED THAT HE REQUESTED NEW FLT PAPERS AFTER HIS FO NOTICED THAT THE NOSE NUMBER DID NOT MATCH THE ONE LISTED IN THE FLT PLAN AT DCA.

Narrative: FLT PLAN/RELEASE WAS PRINTED ON A LESS THAN SATISFACTORY PRINTER. NOSE NUMBER ON FLT PLAN AND TPS WAS XA WITH 1/2 OF THE SECOND LETTER CHOPPED OFF. ACFT ON GATE NOSE NUMBER WAS XAB. AFTER BRAKE RELEASE, BUT BEFORE PUSH, FO NOTICED THAT THE FAA REGISTRATION NUMBERS DID NOT MATCH. I HELD THE PUSH AND CALLED DISPATCH VIA CELL PHONE. THEY ADVISED PULLING NEW PAPERWORK. AGENT DID SO AT MY REQUEST AND HANDED ME NEW PAPERWORK THROUGH CAPT'S WINDOW. LESSON LEARNED: GET A BETTER PRINTED COPY OF RELEASE PAPERWORK. ALSO, PLAN TO BUY BEVERAGE OF FO'S CHOICE FOR MAKING A GREAT CATCH AND SAVE.

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.