Air carrier crew departs without IFR clearance.

Attributes
ACN	193360
Time
Date	199110
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	193360
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I forgot to pick up the IFR clearance. Ground control and tower along with departure failed to inform us we didn't receive our clearance. We both discovered our (my) failure to pick up clearance when pit departure control asked us to squawk a different ATC code. The captain and I both checked to see what the pre departure clearance message said for a clearance, but the pre departure clearance said no clearance available. There were no deviations or any communications said about the event. There is also a possibility I did pick up the clearance and this communication is not needed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW DEPARTS WITHOUT IFR CLRNC.

Narrative: I FORGOT TO PICK UP THE IFR CLRNC. GND CTL AND TWR ALONG WITH DEP FAILED TO INFORM US WE DIDN'T RECEIVE OUR CLRNC. WE BOTH DISCOVERED OUR (MY) FAILURE TO PICK UP CLRNC WHEN PIT DEP CTL ASKED US TO SQUAWK A DIFFERENT ATC CODE. THE CAPT AND I BOTH CHKED TO SEE WHAT THE PDC MESSAGE SAID FOR A CLRNC, BUT THE PDC SAID NO CLRNC AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO DEVS OR ANY COMS SAID ABOUT THE EVENT. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY I DID PICK UP THE CLRNC AND THIS COM IS NOT NEEDED.

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.