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Alternate for commuter light transport went below airport minimums for landing and dispatcher failed to notify the flight crew and amend the alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 177369 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : orf |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v286 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 177369 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Release for flight sent via normal means. Flight is a dca orf flight. Phf was given as alternate. Phf amended the forecast. I did not notice in time to change the alternate. Flight was approximately 15 mins to destination when phf amended. Dispatcher was very busy at time with several aircraft. Corrective action suggested: more dispatchers on duty and increased awareness of responsibility.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTERNATE FOR COMMUTER LTT WENT BELOW ARPT MINIMUMS FOR LNDG AND DISPATCHER FAILED TO NOTIFY THE FLT CREW AND AMEND THE ALTERNATE.
Narrative: RELEASE FOR FLT SENT VIA NORMAL MEANS. FLT IS A DCA ORF FLT. PHF WAS GIVEN AS ALTERNATE. PHF AMENDED THE FORECAST. I DID NOT NOTICE IN TIME TO CHANGE THE ALTERNATE. FLT WAS APPROX 15 MINS TO DEST WHEN PHF AMENDED. DISPATCHER WAS VERY BUSY AT TIME WITH SEVERAL ACFT. CORRECTIVE ACTION SUGGESTED: MORE DISPATCHERS ON DUTY AND INCREASED AWARENESS OF RESPONSIBILITY.
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.