B737-300 flight crew is dispatched with improper alternate WX.

Attributes
ACN	721969
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzzz.tower
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	728969
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	721968
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Flight took off with 2 of the 4 method 2 drift-down alternates illegal; I noticed this shortly after the flight departed den as I was checking all of my flts' drift-down alternates. I noticed after departure because I had a flight declare an emergency that took up some time that I could have used to check the drift-down alternates. After the emergency was under control I noticed the error with the alternates and I changed the 2 illegal alternates to legal ones and amended release with the captain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW IS DISPATCHED WITH IMPROPER ALTERNATE WX.

Narrative: FLT TOOK OFF WITH 2 OF THE 4 METHOD 2 DRIFT-DOWN ALTERNATES ILLEGAL; I NOTICED THIS SHORTLY AFTER THE FLT DEPARTED DEN AS I WAS CHKING ALL OF MY FLTS' DRIFT-DOWN ALTERNATES. I NOTICED AFTER DEP BECAUSE I HAD A FLT DECLARE AN EMER THAT TOOK UP SOME TIME THAT I COULD HAVE USED TO CHK THE DRIFT-DOWN ALTERNATES. AFTER THE EMER WAS UNDER CTL I NOTICED THE ERROR WITH THE ALTERNATES AND I CHANGED THE 2 ILLEGAL ALTERNATES TO LEGAL ONES AND AMENDED RELEASE WITH THE CAPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.