Air carrier medium large transport flight crew uses the wrong dated flight plan with the current dated release papers. ATC calls them when they are noted to be off expected course.

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Attributes
ACN	362680
Time
Date	199703
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mso
State Reference	MT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	362680
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 152 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 152
ASRS Report	362673
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Original flight release given to us by agent indicated routing between mso and gtf as follows: mso, V187, gtf. Voice clearance received indicated, 'cleared as filed.' 3 mins prior to departure, a new release was brought to the aircraft with different routing as follows: mso, dru, gtf. We proceeded along new routing. Soon after turning toward dru, ATC queried us on our routing. They had us filed on our original routing which was mso, V187, gtf. We soon discovered that the new releases were given to us in error by gate agent. They were from previous day. There was much confusion regarding releases because we ended up with 3 releases and at last min we failed to check date. ATC indicated that there was no traffic conflict and that we could have any routing that we desired. Dispatch was brought into the loop and we discussed the chain of events that lead to the error. They advised ground station personnel to not leave any dispatch paperwork lying around the station.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FLC USES THE WRONG DATED FLT PLAN WITH THE CURRENT DATED RELEASE PAPERS. ATC CALLS THEM WHEN THEY ARE NOTED TO BE OFF EXPECTED COURSE.

Narrative: ORIGINAL FLT RELEASE GIVEN TO US BY AGENT INDICATED ROUTING BTWN MSO AND GTF AS FOLLOWS: MSO, V187, GTF. VOICE CLRNC RECEIVED INDICATED, 'CLRED AS FILED.' 3 MINS PRIOR TO DEP, A NEW RELEASE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ACFT WITH DIFFERENT ROUTING AS FOLLOWS: MSO, DRU, GTF. WE PROCEEDED ALONG NEW ROUTING. SOON AFTER TURNING TOWARD DRU, ATC QUERIED US ON OUR ROUTING. THEY HAD US FILED ON OUR ORIGINAL ROUTING WHICH WAS MSO, V187, GTF. WE SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE NEW RELEASES WERE GIVEN TO US IN ERROR BY GATE AGENT. THEY WERE FROM PREVIOUS DAY. THERE WAS MUCH CONFUSION REGARDING RELEASES BECAUSE WE ENDED UP WITH 3 RELEASES AND AT LAST MIN WE FAILED TO CHK DATE. ATC INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT AND THAT WE COULD HAVE ANY ROUTING THAT WE DESIRED. DISPATCH WAS BROUGHT INTO THE LOOP AND WE DISCUSSED THE CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT LEAD TO THE ERROR. THEY ADVISED GND STATION PERSONNEL TO NOT LEAVE ANY DISPATCH PAPERWORK LYING AROUND THE STATION.

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.