The flight crew of an air carrier medium large transport failed to note that their dispatch release did not show a required landing alternate and its added fuel until after they had departed the gate.

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Attributes
ACN	425100
Time
Date	199901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	425100
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain and dispatcher issued and signed, but failed to include proper landing alternate and additional fuel. Caught oversight on pushback, returned to gate for new release and additional fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE FLC OF AN ACR MLG FAILED TO NOTE THAT THEIR DISPATCH RELEASE DID NOT SHOW A REQUIRED LNDG ALTERNATE AND ITS ADDED FUEL UNTIL AFTER THEY HAD DEPARTED THE GATE.

Narrative: CAPT AND DISPATCHER ISSUED AND SIGNED, BUT FAILED TO INCLUDE PROPER LNDG ALTERNATE AND ADDITIONAL FUEL. CAUGHT OVERSIGHT ON PUSHBACK, RETURNED TO GATE FOR NEW RELEASE AND ADDITIONAL FUEL.

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.