Medium large transport flown without flotation equipment in violation of far 91 pt 189.

Attributes
ACN	90190
Time
Date	198806
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia airport : uha
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : r628
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	90190
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : non radar
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Charter was dispatched over the referenced route. This route is not legal for dispatch of medium large transport without overwater equipment, reference far 91.189. I accepted this dispatch presuming air carrier dispatch had checked that it was legal to dispatch and operate medium large transport's over this route. While flying this route, I got suspicious and checked distances. At one point, I was approximately 85 NM from land. I have reported this discrepancy to dispatch. They have taken corrective action to prevent a repeat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FLOWN WITHOUT FLOTATION EQUIPMENT IN VIOLATION OF FAR 91 PT 189.

Narrative: CHARTER WAS DISPATCHED OVER THE REFERENCED ROUTE. THIS ROUTE IS NOT LEGAL FOR DISPATCH OF MLG WITHOUT OVERWATER EQUIPMENT, REF FAR 91.189. I ACCEPTED THIS DISPATCH PRESUMING ACR DISPATCH HAD CHECKED THAT IT WAS LEGAL TO DISPATCH AND OPERATE MLG'S OVER THIS ROUTE. WHILE FLYING THIS ROUTE, I GOT SUSPICIOUS AND CHECKED DISTANCES. AT ONE POINT, I WAS APPROX 85 NM FROM LAND. I HAVE REPORTED THIS DISCREPANCY TO DISPATCH. THEY HAVE TAKEN CORRECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT A REPEAT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.