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Over water flight did not receive re-release from company dispatch at checkpoint. Flight had ample fuel, flight crew elected to continue to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 151492 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rjt6 airport : nrt |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : rjt6 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic enroute : pacific enroute airway : rjt6 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 215 |
| ASRS Report | 151492 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time total : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 151255 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight was en route from ord to nrt. ATC clearance was from ord to nrt dispatch release was from ord to chituse, japan. Required procedure is for dispatch to issue a rerelease with revised fuel, time and WX from an en route point to final destination (as per far 121.601 C and far 121.603 B). In this case, the rerelease point was nokka. 100 mi prior to nokka flight had not received rerelease message from dispatch. We made 4 separate requests through tokyo radio to acquire a rerelease from dispatch. Dispatch failed to provide one until the time we had reached a point where those new numbers would have been moot. Since we had 54000 pounds of fuel at nokka and 'world flight' indicated that 41500 pounds of fuel met ar 121.645 requirements and was much more than needed to continue safely. Flight was continued to nrt west/O incident. Fuel on arrival was 34600 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OVER WATER FLT DID NOT RECEIVE RE-RELEASE FROM COMPANY DISPATCH AT CHECKPOINT. FLT HAD AMPLE FUEL, FLT CREW ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION.
Narrative: FLT WAS ENRTE FROM ORD TO NRT. ATC CLRNC WAS FROM ORD TO NRT DISPATCH RELEASE WAS FROM ORD TO CHITUSE, JAPAN. REQUIRED PROC IS FOR DISPATCH TO ISSUE A RERELEASE WITH REVISED FUEL, TIME AND WX FROM AN ENRTE POINT TO FINAL DEST (AS PER FAR 121.601 C AND FAR 121.603 B). IN THIS CASE, THE RERELEASE POINT WAS NOKKA. 100 MI PRIOR TO NOKKA FLT HAD NOT RECEIVED RERELEASE MESSAGE FROM DISPATCH. WE MADE 4 SEPARATE REQUESTS THROUGH TOKYO RADIO TO ACQUIRE A RERELEASE FROM DISPATCH. DISPATCH FAILED TO PROVIDE ONE UNTIL THE TIME WE HAD REACHED A POINT WHERE THOSE NEW NUMBERS WOULD HAVE BEEN MOOT. SINCE WE HAD 54000 LBS OF FUEL AT NOKKA AND 'WORLD FLT' INDICATED THAT 41500 LBS OF FUEL MET AR 121.645 REQUIREMENTS AND WAS MUCH MORE THAN NEEDED TO CONTINUE SAFELY. FLT WAS CONTINUED TO NRT W/O INCIDENT. FUEL ON ARR WAS 34600 LBS.
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.