Narrative:

An issue occurred where the flight departed under an open write-up. I was the dispatcher for the aircraft and did not recall seeing the aircraft OTS. The aircraft was OTS due to a report of 'flaps fail at 45 degrees' from the crew the previous evening. Unfortunately; I sent the release for the next morning without noticing the aircraft was taken OTS overnight. In addition; the captain failed to see the aircraft was OTS. The aircraft departed and it was not until it was over bakersfield; ca; that I noticed my mistake. I immediately called the captain and alerted the crew to the issue. The captain decided to continue and later spoke to the chief pilot.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER RPTS DISPATCHING A CRJ200 WITH AN OPEN WRITE-UP WHICH IS NOT SPOTTED BY THE FLT CREW. ACFT IS AIRBORNE WHEN DISPATCHER DISCOVERS THE ERROR.

Narrative: AN ISSUE OCCURRED WHERE THE FLT DEPARTED UNDER AN OPEN WRITE-UP. I WAS THE DISPATCHER FOR THE ACFT AND DID NOT RECALL SEEING THE ACFT OTS. THE ACFT WAS OTS DUE TO A RPT OF 'FLAPS FAIL AT 45 DEGS' FROM THE CREW THE PREVIOUS EVENING. UNFORTUNATELY; I SENT THE RELEASE FOR THE NEXT MORNING WITHOUT NOTICING THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION; THE CAPT FAILED TO SEE THE ACFT WAS OTS. THE ACFT DEPARTED AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL IT WAS OVER BAKERSFIELD; CA; THAT I NOTICED MY MISTAKE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CAPT AND ALERTED THE CREW TO THE ISSUE. THE CAPT DECIDED TO CONTINUE AND LATER SPOKE TO THE CHIEF PLT.

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.