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DC10 discovers dispatch with unsatisfactory alternate, no landing or takeoff data plus hou is not approved for DC10 operations. WX conditions iah marginal. Had to make a go around iah but elected to land with minimum fuel account the alternate discrepancy.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 363524 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iah |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing : go around |
| Route In Use | arrival star : star |
| 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 : 22000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 363524 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Release had a fuel load of 56235 pounds. The alternate was houston hobby and the destination airport was houston intercontinental. During descent the so discovered that we did not have landing or takeoff data for the alternate airport. The WX was deteriorating at iah and the crew was evaluating its options should a missed approach become necessary. In addition, when the commercial charts were checked for hobby airport, it was discovered that it was closed to aircraft with wingspans as big as a DC10. As a result this may have been an illegal release. In addition we did have to make a go around at the OM and because a proper alternate was not planned for we landed with minimum fuel of 11600 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC10 DISCOVERS DISPATCH WITH UNSATISFACTORY ALTERNATE, NO LNDG OR TKOF DATA PLUS HOU IS NOT APPROVED FOR DC10 OPS. WX CONDITIONS IAH MARGINAL. HAD TO MAKE A GAR IAH BUT ELECTED TO LAND WITH MINIMUM FUEL ACCOUNT THE ALTERNATE DISCREPANCY.
Narrative: RELEASE HAD A FUEL LOAD OF 56235 LBS. THE ALTERNATE WAS HOUSTON HOBBY AND THE DEST ARPT WAS HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL. DURING DSCNT THE SO DISCOVERED THAT WE DID NOT HAVE LNDG OR TKOF DATA FOR THE ALTERNATE ARPT. THE WX WAS DETERIORATING AT IAH AND THE CREW WAS EVALUATING ITS OPTIONS SHOULD A MISSED APCH BECOME NECESSARY. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE COMMERCIAL CHARTS WERE CHKED FOR HOBBY ARPT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS CLOSED TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS AS BIG AS A DC10. AS A RESULT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN ILLEGAL RELEASE. IN ADDITION WE DID HAVE TO MAKE A GAR AT THE OM AND BECAUSE A PROPER ALTERNATE WAS NOT PLANNED FOR WE LANDED WITH MINIMUM FUEL OF 11600 LBS.
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.