Air carrier widebody transport dispatched for over 6 hour flight without an alternate. Dispatch caught the mistake and provided an alternate prior to landing at destination.

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Attributes
ACN	407592
Time
Date	199807
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : scl
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	407592
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	407590
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

This incident occurred during the flight planning phase for a flight from santiago, chile (scl), to dallas, ft worth (dfw). The duration of the flight was 9 hours 36 mins. An oversight occurred on my part as well as the dispatcher since there was no destination alternate designated for this flight which was over 6 hours. Arrival fuel was 27000 pounds with VFR conditions forecast. Supplemental information from acn 407590: the relieving dispatcher caught the error and was able to add one prior to the flight landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB DISPATCHED FOR OVER 6 HR FLT WITHOUT AN ALTERNATE. DISPATCH CAUGHT THE MISTAKE AND PROVIDED AN ALTERNATE PRIOR TO LNDG AT DEST.

Narrative: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE FLT PLANNING PHASE FOR A FLT FROM SANTIAGO, CHILE (SCL), TO DALLAS, FT WORTH (DFW). THE DURATION OF THE FLT WAS 9 HRS 36 MINS. AN OVERSIGHT OCCURRED ON MY PART AS WELL AS THE DISPATCHER SINCE THERE WAS NO DEST ALTERNATE DESIGNATED FOR THIS FLT WHICH WAS OVER 6 HRS. ARR FUEL WAS 27000 LBS WITH VFR CONDITIONS FORECAST. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 407590: THE RELIEVING DISPATCHER CAUGHT THE ERROR AND WAS ABLE TO ADD ONE PRIOR TO THE FLT LNDG.

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.