Dispatcher is miffed when a flight is canceled without consulting him.

Attributes
ACN	193322
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	193322
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A flight from ord to stl was on takeoff roll and had reached 90 KTS when the 13TH stage bleed air duct either cracked or ruptured causing a fire warning in the right engine. The flight successfully aborted takeoff and returned to the gate. The first indication that I as flight dispatcher of the flight had that something was wrong was a message on my CRT that the flight had returned to the gate. At no time was I called by the station personnel or the captain and advised as to what had happened. Several mins later another dispatcher sitting closer than I to our operational planning manager overheard him calling upper management and advising them the flight had aborted takeoff and that the flight was being cancelled. I approached the manager and asked him if the flight had aborted takeoff and he admitted that it had. I believe that under far 121.535 I should have been notified immediately. I was not. This kind of situation occurs frequently and not only is the quoted far not adhered to but the company's own operations policy was not followed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER IS MIFFED WHEN A FLT IS CANCELED WITHOUT CONSULTING HIM.

Narrative: A FLT FROM ORD TO STL WAS ON TKOF ROLL AND HAD REACHED 90 KTS WHEN THE 13TH STAGE BLEED AIR DUCT EITHER CRACKED OR RUPTURED CAUSING A FIRE WARNING IN THE R ENG. THE FLT SUCCESSFULLY ABORTED TKOF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE FIRST INDICATION THAT I AS FLT DISPATCHER OF THE FLT HAD THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WAS A MESSAGE ON MY CRT THAT THE FLT HAD RETURNED TO THE GATE. AT NO TIME WAS I CALLED BY THE STATION PERSONNEL OR THE CAPT AND ADVISED AS TO WHAT HAD HAPPENED. SEVERAL MINS LATER ANOTHER DISPATCHER SITTING CLOSER THAN I TO OUR OPERATIONAL PLANNING MGR OVERHEARD HIM CALLING UPPER MGMNT AND ADVISING THEM THE FLT HAD ABORTED TKOF AND THAT THE FLT WAS BEING CANCELLED. I APCHED THE MGR AND ASKED HIM IF THE FLT HAD ABORTED TKOF AND HE ADMITTED THAT IT HAD. I BELIEVE THAT UNDER FAR 121.535 I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. I WAS NOT. THIS KIND OF SITUATION OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND NOT ONLY IS THE QUOTED FAR NOT ADHERED TO BUT THE COMPANY'S OWN OPS POLICY WAS NOT FOLLOWED.

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.