Air carrier dispatcher amends west coast flts routing into ZDC area at a restr time period for accep...

Attributes
ACN	250268
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc
State Reference	DC
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	250268
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On aug/sun/93 I came to work to dispatch xyz airlines transcontinental flts. There was a good deal of WX across the lower great lakes and ohio valley area. Since the normal rtes to the ny city area from the west coast go over this area, (bdf, jot-gip-crl) I intended on routing the flts south of this WX and sent them across northern ar, central tn, hvq, and into the washington, dc area. The problem occurred when air carrier flts a and B arrived at a restr time (specified into ZDC at XY30-XZ30 local time?) when ZDC ATC does not want to accept ny city bound traffic. I planned these 2 flts without prior knowledge of this time restriction going through the ZDC. When the flts were airborne, they were given and accepted a rerte to avoid this area (after I was off duty). I was working from xyam-abpm central time. My relief, another dispatcher, legally accepted the responsibility for these flts but I planned them and was responsible for the original flight plan. She rerted them. I was not advised there was a problem until next day when my manager came up to me and showed me that a restr time exists! Now, that I know, I will avoid that time when planning for WX avoidance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR DISPATCHER AMENDS W COAST FLTS ROUTING INTO ZDC AREA AT A RESTR TIME PERIOD FOR ACCEPTANCE THROUGH ZDC TO ZNY AREA. DISPATCHER #2 CATCHES ERROR AND PROVIDES A SECOND RERTE TO AVOID THIS AREA TIME RESTRICTION.

Narrative: ON AUG/SUN/93 I CAME TO WORK TO DISPATCH XYZ AIRLINES TRANSCONTINENTAL FLTS. THERE WAS A GOOD DEAL OF WX ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY AREA. SINCE THE NORMAL RTES TO THE NY CITY AREA FROM THE W COAST GO OVER THIS AREA, (BDF, JOT-GIP-CRL) I INTENDED ON ROUTING THE FLTS S OF THIS WX AND SENT THEM ACROSS NORTHERN AR, CENTRAL TN, HVQ, AND INTO THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA. THE PROB OCCURRED WHEN ACR FLTS A AND B ARRIVED AT A RESTR TIME (SPECIFIED INTO ZDC AT XY30-XZ30 LCL TIME?) WHEN ZDC ATC DOES NOT WANT TO ACCEPT NY CITY BOUND TFC. I PLANNED THESE 2 FLTS WITHOUT PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS TIME RESTRICTION GOING THROUGH THE ZDC. WHEN THE FLTS WERE AIRBORNE, THEY WERE GIVEN AND ACCEPTED A RERTE TO AVOID THIS AREA (AFTER I WAS OFF DUTY). I WAS WORKING FROM XYAM-ABPM CENTRAL TIME. MY RELIEF, ANOTHER DISPATCHER, LEGALLY ACCEPTED THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE FLTS BUT I PLANNED THEM AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ORIGINAL FLT PLAN. SHE RERTED THEM. I WAS NOT ADVISED THERE WAS A PROB UNTIL NEXT DAY WHEN MY MGR CAME UP TO ME AND SHOWED ME THAT A RESTR TIME EXISTS! NOW, THAT I KNOW, I WILL AVOID THAT TIME WHEN PLANNING FOR WX AVOIDANCE.

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.

Air carrier dispatcher amends west coast flts routing into ZDC area at a restr time period for acceptance through ZDC to ZNY area. Dispatcher #2 catches error and provides a second rerte to avoid this area time restriction.