Flight crew in DHC8 departed orh airport IFR without receiving a release from departure control.

Attributes
ACN	460333
Time
Date	200001
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orh.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	460333
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We departed orh at XA10 with the airport control tower closed. My first officer picked up our clearance from bdl departure. In the clearance, apparently the bdl controller gave us a hold for release on the ground, which the first officer did not recall hearing, and did not relate to me. Upon climbing out and contacting departure, the controller asked us who released us. My reply was that we were not aware of the hold for release clearance. No conflicts or any other problems arose because of this. It was VFR. Contributing factors: 1) new first officer, 2) first flight of the day, 3) closed control tower, 4) conducting runup, 5) pilot controled lighting. With all of the above factors, my workload was well above normal. My company has a push on for first flight of the day to be on schedule. I called bdl approach at our destination to talk about this. They said, 'don't worry about it, you're clean.' next time high workload, slow down and doublechk everything!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC IN DHC8 DEPARTED ORH ARPT IFR WITHOUT RECEIVING A RELEASE FROM DEP CTL.

Narrative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

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.