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Flight crew instructed to do an aircraft swap at destination. Found out several days later they had flown the wrong aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524650 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 524650 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On the night of sep/thu/01, myself and my captain were scheduled for an aircraft swap in phl. We called in range and were told to switch to aircraft at another gate. We did this, checked our paperwork and flew to bgm. Tonight, sep/tue/01, I was informed that we were not supposed to fly that particular aircraft. Apparently dispatch did not update the system in a timely manner and the captain and I checked all fuel and weight requirements on the paperwork but missed the tail number.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW INSTRUCTED TO DO AN ACFT SWAP AT DEST. FOUND OUT SEVERAL DAYS LATER THEY HAD FLOWN THE WRONG ACFT.
Narrative: ON THE NIGHT OF SEP/THU/01, MYSELF AND MY CAPT WERE SCHEDULED FOR AN ACFT SWAP IN PHL. WE CALLED IN RANGE AND WERE TOLD TO SWITCH TO ACFT AT ANOTHER GATE. WE DID THIS, CHKED OUR PAPERWORK AND FLEW TO BGM. TONIGHT, SEP/TUE/01, I WAS INFORMED THAT WE WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO FLY THAT PARTICULAR ACFT. APPARENTLY DISPATCH DID NOT UPDATE THE SYS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND THE CAPT AND I CHKED ALL FUEL AND WT REQUIREMENTS ON THE PAPERWORK BUT MISSED THE TAIL NUMBER.
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.