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PIC discovers on approaching destination that the aircraft performance data for his series aircraft is not available and cites the problem as stemming from the non-dispatching of this series aircraft as cause of event. Claims dispatch office not aware of problem with dispatching this series to this airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 147447 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mjzs |
| State Reference | PR |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : mjzs |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 195 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 147447 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 340 |
| ASRS Report | 147916 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Unspecified |
Narrative:
I was the captain of flight on 6/90 flying from mia to sju. Upon descent while listening to sju ATIS, found out that sju had low clouds. I decided to check the landing data information for my aircraft on large transport series X. Found out that the flight handbook did not have this information. It only had data for an large transport series Y aircraft. My alternate was santo domingo. Found out that the flight handbook did not have the landing data for a series X, either. The company was told about this deficiency. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter called back after initial call. Major different between the 2 series was that the aircraft rptrs had that day did not have an omega navigation system and it was not needed for the short leg on that flight. Normally, the aircraft and flight is on a longer leg to that destination, but this apparently was a non-routine situation. Chief pilot and dispatch office were notified by flight crew and appropriate measures are being taken to correct the situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC DISCOVERS ON APCHING DESTINATION THAT THE ACFT PERFORMANCE DATA FOR HIS SERIES ACFT IS NOT AVAILABLE AND CITES THE PROBLEM AS STEMMING FROM THE NON-DISPATCHING OF THIS SERIES ACFT AS CAUSE OF EVENT. CLAIMS DISPATCH OFFICE NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM WITH DISPATCHING THIS SERIES TO THIS ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT OF FLT ON 6/90 FLYING FROM MIA TO SJU. UPON DSNT WHILE LISTENING TO SJU ATIS, FOUND OUT THAT SJU HAD LOW CLOUDS. I DECIDED TO CHK THE LNDG DATA INFO FOR MY ACFT ON LGT SERIES X. FOUND OUT THAT THE FLT HANDBOOK DID NOT HAVE THIS INFO. IT ONLY HAD DATA FOR AN LGT SERIES Y ACFT. MY ALTERNATE WAS SANTO DOMINGO. FOUND OUT THAT THE FLT HANDBOOK DID NOT HAVE THE LNDG DATA FOR A SERIES X, EITHER. THE COMPANY WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS DEFICIENCY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR CALLED BACK AFTER INITIAL CALL. MAJOR DIFFERENT BTWN THE 2 SERIES WAS THAT THE ACFT RPTRS HAD THAT DAY DID NOT HAVE AN OMEGA NAV SYS AND IT WAS NOT NEEDED FOR THE SHORT LEG ON THAT FLT. NORMALLY, THE ACFT AND FLT IS ON A LONGER LEG TO THAT DEST, BUT THIS APPARENTLY WAS A NON-ROUTINE SITUATION. CHIEF PLT AND DISPATCH OFFICE WERE NOTIFIED BY FLT CREW AND APPROPRIATE MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TO CORRECT THE SITUATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.