Flight departed without required aircraft flight manual on board.

Attributes
ACN	314812
Time
Date	199508
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	314812
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Apparently the first officer and I departed phx without the required aircraft flight manual on board. The crew receiving our aircraft informed us of the incident the following day. We both thought our preflight was completed correctly prior to departure but apparently our perception and judgement was impaired partially due to stress and dissatisfaction with current working conditions at our air carrier company. Our air carrier company recently instituted a new pilot contract that increased our flying time to the legal limit -- 90 hours per month, and 1000 hours per yr. The company's non-recognition of pilot fatigue is increasing negative factors affecting the quality of human performance. NASA should consider doing a thorough safety inspection of this air carrier company's scheduling procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT DEPARTED WITHOUT REQUIRED ACFT FLT MANUAL ON BOARD.

Narrative: APPARENTLY THE FO AND I DEPARTED PHX WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ACFT FLT MANUAL ON BOARD. THE CREW RECEIVING OUR ACFT INFORMED US OF THE INCIDENT THE FOLLOWING DAY. WE BOTH THOUGHT OUR PREFLT WAS COMPLETED CORRECTLY PRIOR TO DEP BUT APPARENTLY OUR PERCEPTION AND JUDGEMENT WAS IMPAIRED PARTIALLY DUE TO STRESS AND DISSATISFACTION WITH CURRENT WORKING CONDITIONS AT OUR ACR COMPANY. OUR ACR COMPANY RECENTLY INSTITUTED A NEW PLT CONTRACT THAT INCREASED OUR FLYING TIME TO THE LEGAL LIMIT -- 90 HRS PER MONTH, AND 1000 HRS PER YR. THE COMPANY'S NON-RECOGNITION OF PLT FATIGUE IS INCREASING NEGATIVE FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE. NASA SHOULD CONSIDER DOING A THOROUGH SAFETY INSPECTION OF THIS ACR COMPANY'S SCHEDULING PROCS.

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.