Narrative:

ACARS printer inoperative. During before starting engines checklist, many distractions (gate agent/catering). Received ATIS and load close-out over the radio, but failed to call for the clearance. On takeoff, miami departure assigned us a transponder code. No problems encountered during the flight. We obviously allowed a rushed departure and distractions from completing the checklist appropriately. Supplemental information from acn 411827: upon contacting departure control we received our clearance and the flight was uneventful.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 FLC TAKES OFF FROM MIA ARPT WITHOUT BENEFIT OF AN IFR CLRNC. CREW HAD NOT REQUESTED ONE. THEIR ACARS WAS A DEFERRED MAINT ITEM. CREW CITED MANY DISTRACTIONS PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: ACARS PRINTER INOP. DURING BEFORE STARTING ENGS CHKLIST, MANY DISTRACTIONS (GATE AGENT/CATERING). RECEIVED ATIS AND LOAD CLOSE-OUT OVER THE RADIO, BUT FAILED TO CALL FOR THE CLRNC. ON TKOF, MIAMI DEP ASSIGNED US A XPONDER CODE. NO PROBS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FLT. WE OBVIOUSLY ALLOWED A RUSHED DEP AND DISTRACTIONS FROM COMPLETING THE CHKLIST APPROPRIATELY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 411827: UPON CONTACTING DEP CTL WE RECEIVED OUR CLRNC AND THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.