A B737 flight crew is notified by a jumpseating FAA inspector that their alternate on the dispatch release doesn't match that of the WX packet. Also, that they do not have the WX for the dispatch release alternate.

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Attributes
ACN	598626
Time
Date	200311
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbb.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	598626
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	598627
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 4 faa inspector
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Departed lbb with safety FAA observer on the jumpseat. En route at cruise altitude, FAA inspector asked for dispatch release and WX packet. FAA then advised that dispatch release alternate was okc, but WX packet had hou as alternate with hou WX listed, but no okc WX. I tried to get this taken care of en route, but frequency congestion, short flight and arrival WX did not allow it. FAA advised to file as soon as possible report to find out where communication breakdown was. Contributing factor: captain did not pay close enough attention to paperwork.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FLT CREW IS NOTIFIED BY A JUMPSEATING FAA INSPECTOR THAT THEIR ALTERNATE ON THE DISPATCH RELEASE DOESN'T MATCH THAT OF THE WX PACKET. ALSO, THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE WX FOR THE DISPATCH RELEASE ALTERNATE.

Narrative: DEPARTED LBB WITH SAFETY FAA OBSERVER ON THE JUMPSEAT. ENRTE AT CRUISE ALT, FAA INSPECTOR ASKED FOR DISPATCH RELEASE AND WX PACKET. FAA THEN ADVISED THAT DISPATCH RELEASE ALTERNATE WAS OKC, BUT WX PACKET HAD HOU AS ALTERNATE WITH HOU WX LISTED, BUT NO OKC WX. I TRIED TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF ENRTE, BUT FREQ CONGESTION, SHORT FLT AND ARR WX DID NOT ALLOW IT. FAA ADVISED TO FILE ASAP RPT TO FIND OUT WHERE COM BREAKDOWN WAS. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: CAPT DID NOT PAY CLOSE ENOUGH ATTN TO PAPERWORK.

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.