MD90 crew did not get final weight manifest departing rno.

Attributes
ACN	479689
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-90 Series (DC-9-90) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	479689
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	479690
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed without load closeout. We were ferrying aircraft from reno to las with no passenger and no cargo. We had planned weight manifest and fuel load. Attempted to get load closeout, but did not come up. We reasoned that the load could not change from plan so we departed. In-flight, we realized that we should have gotten a load closeout to be legal. I will be sure to get a closeout in the future. I do not feel safety was compromised, but it was at least poor procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD90 CREW DID NOT GET FINAL WT MANIFEST DEPARTING RNO.

Narrative: DEPARTED WITHOUT LOAD CLOSEOUT. WE WERE FERRYING ACFT FROM RENO TO LAS WITH NO PAX AND NO CARGO. WE HAD PLANNED WT MANIFEST AND FUEL LOAD. ATTEMPTED TO GET LOAD CLOSEOUT, BUT DID NOT COME UP. WE REASONED THAT THE LOAD COULD NOT CHANGE FROM PLAN SO WE DEPARTED. INFLT, WE REALIZED THAT WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A LOAD CLOSEOUT TO BE LEGAL. I WILL BE SURE TO GET A CLOSEOUT IN THE FUTURE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED, BUT IT WAS AT LEAST POOR PROC.

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.