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Rushing to get back on schedule after a plane swap due to a mechanical problem contributes to flight crew of Q400 failing to recognize incorrect aircraft shown on flight plan documents.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 783330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Q400 (Formerly Dash 8-400) |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 783330 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Departed ZZZ1 and had a return to field with gear door problem. Alternate gear extension uneventful. Swapped to aircraft X for ZZZ1-ZZZ2-ZZZ3. Release was correct for these flts. Departed ZZZ3 for ZZZ4 and 1/2 way there; discovered the release listed another aircraft for that segment. Checked performance for both tail numbers with no penalties. Landed ZZZ4 and contacted dispatch. This event was caused mostly by rushing by all of us -- pilots; dispatch; and stations -- to get the flts back on time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RUSHING TO GET BACK ON SCHEDULE AFTER A PLANE SWAP DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM CONTRIBUTES TO FLT CREW OF Q400 FAILING TO RECOGNIZE INCORRECT ACFT SHOWN ON FLT PLAN DOCUMENTS.
Narrative: DEPARTED ZZZ1 AND HAD A RETURN TO FIELD WITH GEAR DOOR PROB. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION UNEVENTFUL. SWAPPED TO ACFT X FOR ZZZ1-ZZZ2-ZZZ3. RELEASE WAS CORRECT FOR THESE FLTS. DEPARTED ZZZ3 FOR ZZZ4 AND 1/2 WAY THERE; DISCOVERED THE RELEASE LISTED ANOTHER ACFT FOR THAT SEGMENT. CHKED PERFORMANCE FOR BOTH TAIL NUMBERS WITH NO PENALTIES. LANDED ZZZ4 AND CONTACTED DISPATCH. THIS EVENT WAS CAUSED MOSTLY BY RUSHING BY ALL OF US -- PLTS; DISPATCH; AND STATIONS -- TO GET THE FLTS BACK ON TIME.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.