An EMB120 PIC departs atl with a dispatch release that was incorrect. The last leg needed an alternate airport and was not stipulated. Captain corrected that with dispatch prior to leaving the last station on return to atl.

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Attributes
ACN	414640
Time
Date	199809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	414640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A received a round trip dispatch for flight atl-mcn, flight mcn-vld, and vld-atl. After departing atl on the first leg, I realized that the last leg of the trip would require an alternate. The dispatch did not show one. I called flight control from vld to receive an amended release.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB120 PIC DEPARTS ATL WITH A DISPATCH RELEASE THAT WAS INCORRECT. THE LAST LEG NEEDED AN ALTERNATE ARPT AND WAS NOT STIPULATED. CAPT CORRECTED THAT WITH DISPATCH PRIOR TO LEAVING THE LAST STATION ON RETURN TO ATL.

Narrative: A RECEIVED A ROUND TRIP DISPATCH FOR FLT ATL-MCN, FLT MCN-VLD, AND VLD-ATL. AFTER DEPARTING ATL ON THE FIRST LEG, I REALIZED THAT THE LAST LEG OF THE TRIP WOULD REQUIRE AN ALTERNATE. THE DISPATCH DID NOT SHOW ONE. I CALLED FLT CTL FROM VLD TO RECEIVE AN AMENDED 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.