The wrong aircraft is used to fly a trip. They had the right passenger.

Attributes
ACN	252118
Time
Date	199309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pia
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	252118
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	252583
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Arrived at pia, went to gate specified for our flight: pia to mli. Both pilots went to operations to fill out paperwork for the flight. Flight attendant and I were at aircraft and completed our preflight. Captain and first officer arrived with paperwork and did their preflts. Since I was in a rush, I did not thoroughly review the paperwork. Briefed the crew and the first indication something was amiss was when I briefed the anti-skid was inoperative -- something both pilots were unaware of. We used anti-skid inoperative procedures for takeoff data. Next indication of something wrong was the ACARS not giving me any data. After takeoff, one of the pilots noticed the aircraft number did not match the paperwork. Got new paperwork at mli. I feel this problem was a result of our being rushed for an early morning departure (I usually review the aircraft number, temperature and altimeter setting on our weight and takeoff data sheet, but missed the aircraft number in the rush to make an on-time departure. My attention was also diverted by the anti-skid procedures. Having the wrong aircraft at the gate served to lead us down the 'primrose path. Supplemental information from acn 252583: in this case, operations was boarding and fueling the wrong aircraft, and we didn't catch it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE WRONG ACFT IS USED TO FLY A TRIP. THEY HAD THE RIGHT PAX.

Narrative: ARRIVED AT PIA, WENT TO GATE SPECIFIED FOR OUR FLT: PIA TO MLI. BOTH PLTS WENT TO OPS TO FILL OUT PAPERWORK FOR THE FLT. FLT ATTENDANT AND I WERE AT ACFT AND COMPLETED OUR PREFLT. CAPT AND FO ARRIVED WITH PAPERWORK AND DID THEIR PREFLTS. SINCE I WAS IN A RUSH, I DID NOT THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE PAPERWORK. BRIEFED THE CREW AND THE FIRST INDICATION SOMETHING WAS AMISS WAS WHEN I BRIEFED THE ANTI-SKID WAS INOP -- SOMETHING BOTH PLTS WERE UNAWARE OF. WE USED ANTI-SKID INOP PROCS FOR TKOF DATA. NEXT INDICATION OF SOMETHING WRONG WAS THE ACARS NOT GIVING ME ANY DATA. AFTER TKOF, ONE OF THE PLTS NOTICED THE ACFT NUMBER DID NOT MATCH THE PAPERWORK. GOT NEW PAPERWORK AT MLI. I FEEL THIS PROB WAS A RESULT OF OUR BEING RUSHED FOR AN EARLY MORNING DEP (I USUALLY REVIEW THE ACFT NUMBER, TEMP AND ALTIMETER SETTING ON OUR WT AND TKOF DATA SHEET, BUT MISSED THE ACFT NUMBER IN THE RUSH TO MAKE AN ON-TIME DEP. MY ATTN WAS ALSO DIVERTED BY THE ANTI-SKID PROCS. HAVING THE WRONG ACFT AT THE GATE SERVED TO LEAD US DOWN THE 'PRIMROSE PATH. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 252583: IN THIS CASE, OPS WAS BOARDING AND FUELING THE WRONG ACFT, AND WE DIDN'T CATCH IT.

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.