A redispatch was not received on an atlantic crossing flight due to crew distraction with the concer...

Attributes
ACN	527410
Time
Date	200110
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	527410
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We inadvertently failed to receive and acknowledge the redispatch message from dispatch and continued to cdg. During preflight planning, the flight plan had an MEL item requiring the APU to run the entire time (approximately 600 pounds/hour). A discussion with dispatcher and sam revealed the item had been fixed but we had already been fueled. As a result we had a lot of extra fuel at each point. In fact, so much that a redispatch flight plan was not required. At the approximately time of the redispatch a very sad discussion was taking place regarding the events of sep/tue. This was followed by a lengthy discussion on what actions we should take in the event of a hijacking. There was a constant distraction with the new security bar on the door. Showing the flight attendants how it operates and constantly getting out of our seats to latch and unlatch the door. We made an honest mistake but did not realize until the next day. We then contacted dispatch and they had already archived the flight plan. Upon recent discussion with dispatch they also believed that we were filed on a non-redispatch flight plan. A verbal and all appropriate fuel numbers and times were given to me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A REDISPATCH WAS NOT RECEIVED ON AN ATLANTIC XING FLT DUE TO CREW DISTR WITH THE CONCERNS OF SECURITY AND A NEWLY INSTALLED COCKPIT DOOR.

Narrative: WE INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO RECEIVE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE REDISPATCH MESSAGE FROM DISPATCH AND CONTINUED TO CDG. DURING PREFLT PLANNING, THE FLT PLAN HAD AN MEL ITEM REQUIRING THE APU TO RUN THE ENTIRE TIME (APPROX 600 LBS/HR). A DISCUSSION WITH DISPATCHER AND SAM REVEALED THE ITEM HAD BEEN FIXED BUT WE HAD ALREADY BEEN FUELED. AS A RESULT WE HAD A LOT OF EXTRA FUEL AT EACH POINT. IN FACT, SO MUCH THAT A REDISPATCH FLT PLAN WAS NOT REQUIRED. AT THE APPROX TIME OF THE REDISPATCH A VERY SAD DISCUSSION WAS TAKING PLACE REGARDING THE EVENTS OF SEP/TUE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A LENGTHY DISCUSSION ON WHAT ACTIONS WE SHOULD TAKE IN THE EVENT OF A HIJACKING. THERE WAS A CONSTANT DISTR WITH THE NEW SECURITY BAR ON THE DOOR. SHOWING THE FLT ATTENDANTS HOW IT OPERATES AND CONSTANTLY GETTING OUT OF OUR SEATS TO LATCH AND UNLATCH THE DOOR. WE MADE AN HONEST MISTAKE BUT DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. WE THEN CONTACTED DISPATCH AND THEY HAD ALREADY ARCHIVED THE FLT PLAN. UPON RECENT DISCUSSION WITH DISPATCH THEY ALSO BELIEVED THAT WE WERE FILED ON A NON-REDISPATCH FLT PLAN. A VERBAL AND ALL APPROPRIATE FUEL NUMBERS AND TIMES WERE GIVEN TO ME.

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.

A redispatch was not received on an atlantic crossing flight due to crew distraction with the concerns of security and a newly installed cockpit door.