Dispatcher report regarding the lack of an alternate on the flight release for a commuter aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	396720
Time
Date	199803
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tul
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	396720
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

As the dispatcher for commuter flight from tul to sfn, I did not put an alternate airport on the release as required by part 121 rules. WX at dfw did require this. The flight was handed off to another dispatcher and sometime later this mistake was realized. The flight landed safely at dfw without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER RPT REGARDING THE LACK OF AN ALTERNATE ON THE FLT RELEASE FOR A COMMUTER ACFT.

Narrative: AS THE DISPATCHER FOR COMMUTER FLT FROM TUL TO SFN, I DID NOT PUT AN ALTERNATE ARPT ON THE RELEASE AS REQUIRED BY PART 121 RULES. WX AT DFW DID REQUIRE THIS. THE FLT WAS HANDED OFF TO ANOTHER DISPATCHER AND SOMETIME LATER THIS MISTAKE WAS REALIZED. THE FLT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.