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An atx LR25 flight crew flew an over ocean route without proper radio equipment. The flight crew was not aware that the HF radio equipment was not on board until after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ecg |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 41000 msl bound upper : 41000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 25 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 401890 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Aircraft was scheduled from wilmington, nc, to bermuda. After takeoff from wilmington, we found the aircraft was not equipped with a HF radio. Since we are an air ambulance and the patient was waiting in bermuda, the captain elected to request clearance to bermuda with no HF radio. ZNY approved clearance. No problems were encountered and position reports were relayed over VHF. Dispatch needs to be aware of aircraft equipment and requirements. The crew needs to be more thorough in checking route equipment requirements and aircraft equipment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATX LR25 FLC FLEW AN OVER OCEAN RTE WITHOUT PROPER RADIO EQUIP. THE FLC WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE HF RADIO EQUIP WAS NOT ON BOARD UNTIL AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: ACFT WAS SCHEDULED FROM WILMINGTON, NC, TO BERMUDA. AFTER TKOF FROM WILMINGTON, WE FOUND THE ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A HF RADIO. SINCE WE ARE AN AIR AMBULANCE AND THE PATIENT WAS WAITING IN BERMUDA, THE CAPT ELECTED TO REQUEST CLRNC TO BERMUDA WITH NO HF RADIO. ZNY APPROVED CLRNC. NO PROBS WERE ENCOUNTERED AND POS RPTS WERE RELAYED OVER VHF. DISPATCH NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF ACFT EQUIP AND REQUIREMENTS. THE CREW NEEDS TO BE MORE THOROUGH IN CHKING RTE EQUIP REQUIREMENTS AND ACFT EQUIP.
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.