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Flight crew of 2 company same make and model aircraft failed to notice during preflight that the flight releases for the aircraft were switched for the flight numbers and destinations. The aircraft identify numbers were for the other aircraft that departed within a short time of the other. The company dispatcher noted the mistake after the fact.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ccs |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : slc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| 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 other : other |
| ASRS Report | 402810 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
2 air carrier X flts leave ccs within 1 1/2 hours of each other. Station personnel fueled and boarded passenger for ewr on aircraft that was scheduled for houston and vice versa. Wrong aircraft was flown on flight ccs-ewr and flight ccs-iah. Captain failed to notice aircraft tail number was different from dispatch release and flight plan. Capts should have noted incorrect aircraft from release and called dispatch for amended flight plan and release.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF 2 COMPANY SAME MAKE AND MODEL ACFT FAILED TO NOTICE DURING PREFLT THAT THE FLT RELEASES FOR THE ACFT WERE SWITCHED FOR THE FLT NUMBERS AND DESTS. THE ACFT IDENT NUMBERS WERE FOR THE OTHER ACFT THAT DEPARTED WITHIN A SHORT TIME OF THE OTHER. THE COMPANY DISPATCHER NOTED THE MISTAKE AFTER THE FACT.
Narrative: 2 ACR X FLTS LEAVE CCS WITHIN 1 1/2 HRS OF EACH OTHER. STATION PERSONNEL FUELED AND BOARDED PAX FOR EWR ON ACFT THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR HOUSTON AND VICE VERSA. WRONG ACFT WAS FLOWN ON FLT CCS-EWR AND FLT CCS-IAH. CAPT FAILED TO NOTICE ACFT TAIL NUMBER WAS DIFFERENT FROM DISPATCH RELEASE AND FLT PLAN. CAPTS SHOULD HAVE NOTED INCORRECT ACFT FROM RELEASE AND CALLED DISPATCH FOR AMENDED FLT PLAN AND RELEASE.
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.