Dispatch made up a series of faulty europe -- USA re- release flight plans.

Attributes
ACN	309377
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cyqx
State Reference	NF
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqx tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	L-1011 Tri-Star All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	309377
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight plans were issued and filed for several flts using computerized flight planning database as provided by company, using methodology as utilized by company. Flts were re-dispatched for fuel economy to iad using re- dispatch point of bwz. Due to a programming error, the computer generated a route and subsequent flight plan that was not in compliance with the nmps route message for the proper nar route sequence from the coastal fix to the final destination. As proper methods had been utilized to prepare the plan, the mistakes were not idented prior to sending the ICAO flight plan and the company flight plan. It became known when the captain of flight crew C, jul/sun/95, man-atl, advised flight control at approximately jul/sun/95 XA50Z of mistake on flight plan. Further investigation revealed the mistake on all flight plans re-dispatched at bwz. Flight control automation and administration advised on jul/mon/95.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCH MADE UP A SERIES OF FAULTY EUROPE -- USA RE- RELEASE FLT PLANS.

Narrative: FLT PLANS WERE ISSUED AND FILED FOR SEVERAL FLTS USING COMPUTERIZED FLT PLANNING DATABASE AS PROVIDED BY COMPANY, USING METHODOLOGY AS UTILIZED BY COMPANY. FLTS WERE RE-DISPATCHED FOR FUEL ECONOMY TO IAD USING RE- DISPATCH POINT OF BWZ. DUE TO A PROGRAMMING ERROR, THE COMPUTER GENERATED A RTE AND SUBSEQUENT FLT PLAN THAT WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NMPS RTE MESSAGE FOR THE PROPER NAR RTE SEQUENCE FROM THE COASTAL FIX TO THE FINAL DEST. AS PROPER METHODS HAD BEEN UTILIZED TO PREPARE THE PLAN, THE MISTAKES WERE NOT IDENTED PRIOR TO SENDING THE ICAO FLT PLAN AND THE COMPANY FLT PLAN. IT BECAME KNOWN WHEN THE CAPT OF FLC C, JUL/SUN/95, MAN-ATL, ADVISED FLT CTL AT APPROX JUL/SUN/95 XA50Z OF MISTAKE ON FLT PLAN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE MISTAKE ON ALL FLT PLANS RE-DISPATCHED AT BWZ. FLT CTL AUTOMATION AND ADMINISTRATION ADVISED ON JUL/MON/95.

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.