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B737-300 flight crew utilized 'winglet equipped' takeoff data from the onboard performance computer for an aircraft not so equipped.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 723815 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bhm.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time total : 203 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 723815 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Normal operations and departure bhm. As PNF into our next city; doing opc data for arrival; noticed opc programmed for winglet -300 series. Realized we had used winglet data for departure from first city; arrival to bhm; and departure from bhm in a non-winglet aircraft. No problems were noted in any of those phases. Reprogrammed opc to non-winglet aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 FLT CREW UTILIZED 'WINGLET EQUIPPED' TKOF DATA FROM THE ONBOARD PERFORMANCE COMPUTER FOR AN ACFT NOT SO EQUIPPED.
Narrative: NORMAL OPS AND DEP BHM. AS PNF INTO OUR NEXT CITY; DOING OPC DATA FOR ARR; NOTICED OPC PROGRAMMED FOR WINGLET -300 SERIES. REALIZED WE HAD USED WINGLET DATA FOR DEP FROM FIRST CITY; ARR TO BHM; AND DEP FROM BHM IN A NON-WINGLET ACFT. NO PROBS WERE NOTED IN ANY OF THOSE PHASES. REPROGRAMMED OPC TO NON-WINGLET ACFT.
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.