Unauthorized off shore overwater operation in aircraft not equipped for operation.

Attributes
ACN	204607
Time
Date	199203
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other ground : preflight
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : pacific
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	204607
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Crew picked up flight plan and release for a trip from sea to anc. Both captain and first officer were new hires. Flight plan showed route to be over 50 mi from shore. Although both crew and aircraft were omega qualified, and we used the omega navigation as a back up, our operations specifications are not approved for flight more than 50 mi from shore. It was just a coincidence that this flight plan was accidentally sent to a crew and aircraft able to accept it. It was after the flight we realized it was not legal. The flight was uneventful and the situation handled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED OFF SHORE OVERWATER OP IN ACFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR OP.

Narrative: CREW PICKED UP FLT PLAN AND RELEASE FOR A TRIP FROM SEA TO ANC. BOTH CAPT AND FO WERE NEW HIRES. FLT PLAN SHOWED RTE TO BE OVER 50 MI FROM SHORE. ALTHOUGH BOTH CREW AND ACFT WERE OMEGA QUALIFIED, AND WE USED THE OMEGA NAV AS A BACK UP, OUR OPS SPECS ARE NOT APPROVED FOR FLT MORE THAN 50 MI FROM SHORE. IT WAS JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT THIS FLT PLAN WAS ACCIDENTALLY SENT TO A CREW AND ACFT ABLE TO ACCEPT IT. IT WAS AFTER THE FLT WE REALIZED IT WAS NOT LEGAL. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE SITUATION HANDLED.

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.