Flight crew departs ord after company release time expired.

Attributes
ACN	436330
Time
Date	199904
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	436330
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	435028
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company
Situations
Publication	FLT OPS BULLETIN

Narrative:

Our scheduled departure time was XA40 local. After discovering a mechanical discrepancy and having the problem attended to, we left the gate at XB32 local. Since our release was good for 1 hour after scheduled departure, we did not obtain an amended release from flight control to update our release time. Upon arriving in reno and checking my mailbox, I received flight operations bulletin X. In this bulletin, it stated that, all release times would be listed 10 mins prior to scheduled departure time. Therefore, our release would have been listed as XA30 local, not XA40, and we left the gate at XB32 local, exceeding the release validity by 2 mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DEPARTS ORD AFTER COMPANY RELEASE TIME EXPIRED.

Narrative: OUR SCHEDULED DEP TIME WAS XA40 LCL. AFTER DISCOVERING A MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY AND HAVING THE PROB ATTENDED TO, WE LEFT THE GATE AT XB32 LCL. SINCE OUR RELEASE WAS GOOD FOR 1 HR AFTER SCHEDULED DEP, WE DID NOT OBTAIN AN AMENDED RELEASE FROM FLT CTL TO UPDATE OUR RELEASE TIME. UPON ARRIVING IN RENO AND CHKING MY MAILBOX, I RECEIVED FLT OPS BULLETIN X. IN THIS BULLETIN, IT STATED THAT, ALL RELEASE TIMES WOULD BE LISTED 10 MINS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DEP TIME. THEREFORE, OUR RELEASE WOULD HAVE BEEN LISTED AS XA30 LCL, NOT XA40, AND WE LEFT THE GATE AT XB32 LCL, EXCEEDING THE RELEASE VALIDITY BY 2 MINS.

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.