<< >> NASA ASRS Report 857496, October 2009

Dispatcher failed to include required alternate prior to releasing aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	857496
Time
Date	200910
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	PDX.Airport
State Reference	OR
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Dispatcher
Qualification	Dispatch Dispatcher
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I sent out the release with the destination alternate missing because while planning the fuel for the flight I did not re-enter the alternate. However; because I specified the fuel load there was adequate fuel on board when release was amended to add alternate. The flight crew also failed to notice the need for a destination alternate prior to departure. The dispatcher coming on noticed the missing alternate while planning the fuel for the flight. I did not re-enter the alternate because I specified the fuel load there was adequate fuel on board when release was amended. I contacted crew and amended release to add an alternate. I will use the pre-plan tool on worksheet so that when I am planning fuel loads the alternate will not disappear when I rerun the numbers for added fuel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Dispatcher failed to include required alternate prior to releasing aircraft.

Narrative: I sent out the release with the destination alternate missing because while planning the fuel for the flight I did not re-enter the alternate. However; because I specified the fuel load there was adequate fuel on board when release was amended to add alternate. The flight crew also failed to notice the need for a destination alternate prior to departure. The Dispatcher coming on noticed the missing alternate while planning the fuel for the flight. I did not re-enter the alternate because I specified the fuel load there was adequate fuel on board when release was amended. I contacted crew and amended release to add an alternate. I will use the Pre-plan tool on worksheet so that when I am planning fuel loads the alternate will not disappear when I rerun the numbers for added fuel.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.