Illegal dispatch in diversion to alternate airport.

Attributes
ACN	251775
Time
Date	199309
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other other other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	251775
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	251502
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Diverted to rdu while en route to dca, filed alternate bwi. Redispatched as per company operations. Rdu not in FMC database, although listed as alternate in company operations manual. Only charts available first officer's (possibly out of date). No charts required for rdu in this aircraft. Visual flown to landing. Suplemental information from acn 251502: I had IFR plates for rdu even though company does not require them. The diversion was caused from thunderstorms on east coast. We deviated our original course about 250 NM south off course as per ATC and held for approximately 15 mins -- at the time we diverted to krdu, ATC had no idea of the length of delay to expect.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ILLEGAL DISPATCH IN DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT.

Narrative: DIVERTED TO RDU WHILE ENRTE TO DCA, FILED ALTERNATE BWI. REDISPATCHED AS PER COMPANY OPS. RDU NOT IN FMC DATABASE, ALTHOUGH LISTED AS ALTERNATE IN COMPANY OPS MANUAL. ONLY CHARTS AVAILABLE FO'S (POSSIBLY OUT OF DATE). NO CHARTS REQUIRED FOR RDU IN THIS ACFT. VISUAL FLOWN TO LNDG. SUPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 251502: I HAD IFR PLATES FOR RDU EVEN THOUGH COMPANY DOES NOT REQUIRE THEM. THE DIVERSION WAS CAUSED FROM TSTMS ON EAST COAST. WE DEVIATED OUR ORIGINAL COURSE ABOUT 250 NM S OFF COURSE AS PER ATC AND HELD FOR APPROX 15 MINS -- AT THE TIME WE DIVERTED TO KRDU, ATC HAD NO IDEA OF THE LENGTH OF DELAY TO EXPECT.

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.