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2 B727 aircraft are dispatched in non compliance with incorrect tail numbers on the flight release document caused by computer failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 474170 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 474170 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
A 'tail swap' occurred on flight xyz fll-mdw, and I either did not catch the change notice provided by the company, or a change notice was not provided to my computer. The change notice program we have does not always alert a dispatch desk in a consistent manner. Sometimes there is a chime, sometimes not. And there have been times when the change notice program was not working for brief periods. The company advised me of the problem several days later. The 'swap' was from 1 B727 to another similar B727.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 B727 ACFT ARE DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH INCORRECT TAIL NUMBERS ON THE FLT RELEASE DOCUMENT CAUSED BY COMPUTER FAILURE.
Narrative: A 'TAIL SWAP' OCCURRED ON FLT XYZ FLL-MDW, AND I EITHER DID NOT CATCH THE CHANGE NOTICE PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY, OR A CHANGE NOTICE WAS NOT PROVIDED TO MY COMPUTER. THE CHANGE NOTICE PROGRAM WE HAVE DOES NOT ALWAYS ALERT A DISPATCH DESK IN A CONSISTENT MANNER. SOMETIMES THERE IS A CHIME, SOMETIMES NOT. AND THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THE CHANGE NOTICE PROGRAM WAS NOT WORKING FOR BRIEF PERIODS. THE COMPANY ADVISED ME OF THE PROB SEVERAL DAYS LATER. THE 'SWAP' WAS FROM 1 B727 TO ANOTHER SIMILAR B727.
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.