The captain of a B757 signed the flight release from the dispatcher which had the wrong B757 n-numbe...

Attributes
ACN	422400
Time
Date	199812
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	422400
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Mixup with communication from dispatcher to station on new computer resulting in station not getting information on an aircraft switch from B757 X to B757 Y. The flight release had aircraft X on it but was not caught by myself, operations, maintenance, and ramp, though aircraft Y was checked and ready for flight with no open maintenance items and the correct fuel was on board. All preflight checks were accomplished and flight from sfo to phl was uneventful. I missed the aircraft swap on the release from dispatch because I did not get my flight release and information until 15 mins prior to departure. We have just implemented a new computer system and the agents are still learning. The paperwork per flight is more extensive and thus some items are more easily overlooked. The operation of the flight was uneventful with all procedures completed and followed. The fuel load and weights were all correct for flight. I just signed for a different aircraft number than I flew to phl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE CAPT OF A B757 SIGNED THE FLT RELEASE FROM THE DISPATCHER WHICH HAD THE WRONG B757 N-NUMBER SHOWN INSTEAD OF THE ACFT ACTUALLY USED ON THE FLT.

Narrative: MIXUP WITH COM FROM DISPATCHER TO STATION ON NEW COMPUTER RESULTING IN STATION NOT GETTING INFO ON AN ACFT SWITCH FROM B757 X TO B757 Y. THE FLT RELEASE HAD ACFT X ON IT BUT WAS NOT CAUGHT BY MYSELF, OPS, MAINT, AND RAMP, THOUGH ACFT Y WAS CHKED AND READY FOR FLT WITH NO OPEN MAINT ITEMS AND THE CORRECT FUEL WAS ON BOARD. ALL PREFLT CHKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND FLT FROM SFO TO PHL WAS UNEVENTFUL. I MISSED THE ACFT SWAP ON THE RELEASE FROM DISPATCH BECAUSE I DID NOT GET MY FLT RELEASE AND INFO UNTIL 15 MINS PRIOR TO DEP. WE HAVE JUST IMPLEMENTED A NEW COMPUTER SYS AND THE AGENTS ARE STILL LEARNING. THE PAPERWORK PER FLT IS MORE EXTENSIVE AND THUS SOME ITEMS ARE MORE EASILY OVERLOOKED. THE OP OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH ALL PROCS COMPLETED AND FOLLOWED. THE FUEL LOAD AND WTS WERE ALL CORRECT FOR FLT. I JUST SIGNED FOR A DIFFERENT ACFT NUMBER THAN I FLEW TO PHL.

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.

The captain of a B757 signed the flight release from the dispatcher which had the wrong B757 n-number shown instead of the aircraft actually used on the flight.