A B737 flight crew accepts an overwater routing to destination airport and departs prior to discovering that they are required to have the non existent HF radios on board, from ewr, nj.

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Attributes
ACN	478850
Time
Date	200007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	478850
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Airspace Structure Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure

Narrative:

We were delayed out of ewr. All the sbound departures were stopped by ZNY due to WX over ZDC (we learned about this after takeoff). We were delayed about 2 hours and our fuel was getting close to our minimum takeoff fuel. We were issued a new clearance. We copied it and checked the route and didn't think too much about it. It was after takeoff that we realized that we had a clearance, which we were unable to fly (no HF radio). We immediately advised ATC and they issued us our original clearance over land. Our flight continued without any further incidence. We should have checked the new clearance for legality. We felt that we needed to get out of ewr. Low fuel, running out of supplies for our passenger, last leg. Always, always take your time. Stop and think and only then continue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FLC ACCEPTS AN OVERWATER ROUTING TO DEST ARPT AND DEPARTS PRIOR TO DISCOVERING THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE NON EXISTENT HF RADIOS ON BOARD, FROM EWR, NJ.

Narrative: WE WERE DELAYED OUT OF EWR. ALL THE SBOUND DEPS WERE STOPPED BY ZNY DUE TO WX OVER ZDC (WE LEARNED ABOUT THIS AFTER TKOF). WE WERE DELAYED ABOUT 2 HRS AND OUR FUEL WAS GETTING CLOSE TO OUR MINIMUM TKOF FUEL. WE WERE ISSUED A NEW CLRNC. WE COPIED IT AND CHKED THE RTE AND DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT. IT WAS AFTER TKOF THAT WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD A CLRNC, WHICH WE WERE UNABLE TO FLY (NO HF RADIO). WE IMMEDIATELY ADVISED ATC AND THEY ISSUED US OUR ORIGINAL CLRNC OVER LAND. OUR FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENCE. WE SHOULD HAVE CHKED THE NEW CLRNC FOR LEGALITY. WE FELT THAT WE NEEDED TO GET OUT OF EWR. LOW FUEL, RUNNING OUT OF SUPPLIES FOR OUR PAX, LAST LEG. ALWAYS, ALWAYS TAKE YOUR TIME. STOP AND THINK AND ONLY THEN CONTINUE.

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.