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An air carrier dispatcher reports that he had to divert a B737 from dca to iad because of a problem at dca that closed the terminal there. As the flight approached iad it was told to return to dca by someone other than a dispatcher.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 387660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca airport : iad |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 387660 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Because of a problem closing the dca terminal it was determined to divert a flight to iad. After many ACARS messages, the flight was finally sent to iad, but on approach was told to return to dca by persons other than the dispatcher. Flight was on a 3 mi final at iad.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR DISPATCHER RPTS THAT HE HAD TO DIVERT A B737 FROM DCA TO IAD BECAUSE OF A PROB AT DCA THAT CLOSED THE TERMINAL THERE. AS THE FLT APCHED IAD IT WAS TOLD TO RETURN TO DCA BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN A DISPATCHER.
Narrative: BECAUSE OF A PROB CLOSING THE DCA TERMINAL IT WAS DETERMINED TO DIVERT A FLT TO IAD. AFTER MANY ACARS MESSAGES, THE FLT WAS FINALLY SENT TO IAD, BUT ON APCH WAS TOLD TO RETURN TO DCA BY PERSONS OTHER THAN THE DISPATCHER. FLT WAS ON A 3 MI FINAL AT IAD.
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.