Captain of B727 elects to depart without settling confusion among crew about reported RVR and minimu...

Attributes
ACN	441351
Time
Date	199906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oma.airport
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oma.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	441351
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At time of takeoff at oma airport, tower reported RVR's as: touchdown zone 700 ft, mid field 600 ft, rollout 500 ft. This is below takeoff minimums for the airport runway 14R. The captain elected to make the takeoff anyway stating he heard the rollout as 600 ft RVR. Since the RVR's were so close to takeoff minimums, the captain should have taken a few mins to check the RVR's again and check operations specifications portion of our manual.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF B727 ELECTS TO DEPART WITHOUT SETTLING CONFUSION AMONG CREW ABOUT RPTED RVR AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.

Narrative: AT TIME OF TKOF AT OMA ARPT, TWR RPTED RVR'S AS: TOUCHDOWN ZONE 700 FT, MID FIELD 600 FT, ROLLOUT 500 FT. THIS IS BELOW TKOF MINIMUMS FOR THE ARPT RWY 14R. THE CAPT ELECTED TO MAKE THE TKOF ANYWAY STATING HE HEARD THE ROLLOUT AS 600 FT RVR. SINCE THE RVR'S WERE SO CLOSE TO TKOF MINIMUMS, THE CAPT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A FEW MINS TO CHK THE RVR'S AGAIN AND CHK OPS SPECS PORTION OF OUR MANUAL.

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.

Captain of B727 elects to depart without settling confusion among crew about reported RVR and minimum requirements.