An FK100, fay-clt, is delayed for 45 mins. The continuation flight, another FK100 aircraft, departs ...

Attributes
ACN	465619
Time
Date	200003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	465619
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : disp 1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

When I took over for the afternoon shift, the morning guy told me of delay to fay due to a maintenance problem. For the next 30 mins I had a problem with the radar on my computer. I called our computer support and they sat down at my position and rebooted my computer. When my computer came back and was working again, I noticed that the flight that had taken a mechanical delay was airborne out of fay 1 hour 30 mins late, en route to clt. Also, another aircraft had taken off out of clt with the same call sign en route to roc. The 2 aircraft were off the ground only 1 min apart. One inbound to clt from fay and the other outbound from clt. I was never given any notice of another aircraft flying the second leg out of clt. Normally the computer gives us a message of an air conflict, but I received none until after the 2 aircraft were already in the air. We also have a graphic display on the computer of all the flts we are tracking at our desk, but this computer was being fixed due to a radar problem on that set. I immediately contacted clt approach and they told me to have the inbound flight add a 'west' to his flight number, which I did. I believe a better warning should be installed to help avoid air conflicts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN FK100, FAY-CLT, IS DELAYED FOR 45 MINS. THE CONTINUATION FLT, ANOTHER FK100 ACFT, DEPARTS CLT ON TIME WITH THE SAME FLT NUMBER FOR ROC. RELIEVING DISPATCHER FINDS THIS OUT AS BOTH FLTS BECOME AIRBORNE AT THE SAME TIME.

Narrative: WHEN I TOOK OVER FOR THE AFTERNOON SHIFT, THE MORNING GUY TOLD ME OF DELAY TO FAY DUE TO A MAINT PROB. FOR THE NEXT 30 MINS I HAD A PROB WITH THE RADAR ON MY COMPUTER. I CALLED OUR COMPUTER SUPPORT AND THEY SAT DOWN AT MY POS AND REBOOTED MY COMPUTER. WHEN MY COMPUTER CAME BACK AND WAS WORKING AGAIN, I NOTICED THAT THE FLT THAT HAD TAKEN A MECHANICAL DELAY WAS AIRBORNE OUT OF FAY 1 HR 30 MINS LATE, ENRTE TO CLT. ALSO, ANOTHER ACFT HAD TAKEN OFF OUT OF CLT WITH THE SAME CALL SIGN ENRTE TO ROC. THE 2 ACFT WERE OFF THE GND ONLY 1 MIN APART. ONE INBOUND TO CLT FROM FAY AND THE OTHER OUTBOUND FROM CLT. I WAS NEVER GIVEN ANY NOTICE OF ANOTHER ACFT FLYING THE SECOND LEG OUT OF CLT. NORMALLY THE COMPUTER GIVES US A MESSAGE OF AN AIR CONFLICT, BUT I RECEIVED NONE UNTIL AFTER THE 2 ACFT WERE ALREADY IN THE AIR. WE ALSO HAVE A GRAPHIC DISPLAY ON THE COMPUTER OF ALL THE FLTS WE ARE TRACKING AT OUR DESK, BUT THIS COMPUTER WAS BEING FIXED DUE TO A RADAR PROB ON THAT SET. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CLT APCH AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE THE INBOUND FLT ADD A 'W' TO HIS FLT NUMBER, WHICH I DID. I BELIEVE A BETTER WARNING SHOULD BE INSTALLED TO HELP AVOID AIR CONFLICTS.

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.

An FK100, fay-clt, is delayed for 45 mins. The continuation flight, another FK100 aircraft, departs clt on time with the same flight number for roc. Relieving dispatcher finds this out as both flts become airborne at the same time.