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A commercial fixed wing large transport was operated greater than 50 mi offshore with the status of the overwater emergency equipment unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yzp |
| State Reference | BC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : czvr |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 413630 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 413872 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were given a vector by vancouver center for anchorage. I thought all our company aircraft with long range auxiliary fuel tanks have life rafts as well as life vests. However, I found out this confign may not always be true. We may not have been equipped for greater than 50 mi offshore.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING LGT WAS OPERATED GREATER THAN 50 MI OFFSHORE WITH THE STATUS OF THE OVERWATER EMER EQUIP UNKNOWN.
Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A VECTOR BY VANCOUVER CTR FOR ANCHORAGE. I THOUGHT ALL OUR COMPANY ACFT WITH LONG RANGE AUX FUEL TANKS HAVE LIFE RAFTS AS WELL AS LIFE VESTS. HOWEVER, I FOUND OUT THIS CONFIGN MAY NOT ALWAYS BE TRUE. WE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED FOR GREATER THAN 50 MI OFFSHORE.
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.