Dispatcher complains that flight crew did not contact him prior to returning to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	172755
Time
Date	199103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	172755
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight returned to departure station with engine parameters fluctuating (information passed to me from our planning department information from our maintenance department). Called station to have captain call me to get information. No call from captain. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter, a dispatcher, is upset because the aircraft returned to the airport west/O contacting dispatch. Reporter said that the aircraft should have obtained an amended release prior to his return. Reporter also said that dispatch 'was taken out of the loop' during this incident. He said that it was suggested that he file this report so that it would be entered in our records.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER COMPLAINS THAT FLT CREW DID NOT CONTACT HIM PRIOR TO RETURNING TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: FLT RETURNED TO DEP STATION WITH ENG PARAMETERS FLUCTUATING (INFO PASSED TO ME FROM OUR PLANNING DEPT INFO FROM OUR MAINT DEPT). CALLED STATION TO HAVE CAPT CALL ME TO GET INFO. NO CALL FROM CAPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR, A DISPATCHER, IS UPSET BECAUSE THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE ARPT W/O CONTACTING DISPATCH. RPTR SAID THAT THE ACFT SHOULD HAVE OBTAINED AN AMENDED RELEASE PRIOR TO HIS RETURN. RPTR ALSO SAID THAT DISPATCH 'WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE LOOP' DURING THIS INCIDENT. HE SAID THAT IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT HE FILE THIS RPT SO THAT IT WOULD BE ENTERED IN OUR RECORDS.

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.