B737-300 crew did not get a new dispatch release after returning to the gate.

Attributes
ACN	495330
Time
Date	200012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Snow Ice
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : pushback ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	495330
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	495667
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon closing main entrance door, the flight attendants advised us that the door was not closing properly. I went back and turned the handle and found it difficult to close, but it closed and locked with all cockpit indications indicating so. When we pushed back and started the engines, the flight attendants advised us again that the door was still showing signs of light through the top. At this time a company aircraft was waiting for the gate that we pushed out of and were blocking. We had another gate to go to next door, so we proceeded to that gate. I shut down both engines and got on the phone with maintenance. He explained that in cold WX, as we were in, the guidance mechanism can be problematic and we should close the door slowly. We did what he said and it closed normally without a problem. We proceeded to push and takeoff towards tpa. En route in my haste I realized that I hadn't obtained another release from dispatch. As a new captain, I'm learning many things every day. I feel that by our rushing to vacate the gate for company waiting behind us, in addition to being 1 1/2 hours late, I did not think of all of the actions I, as captain, was to take. In the future, I will know exactly what to do and won't be in any rush until all tasks and requirements are met.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 CREW DID NOT GET A NEW DISPATCH RELEASE AFTER RETURNING TO THE GATE.

Narrative: UPON CLOSING MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR, THE FLT ATTENDANTS ADVISED US THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. I WENT BACK AND TURNED THE HANDLE AND FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO CLOSE, BUT IT CLOSED AND LOCKED WITH ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS INDICATING SO. WHEN WE PUSHED BACK AND STARTED THE ENGS, THE FLT ATTENDANTS ADVISED US AGAIN THAT THE DOOR WAS STILL SHOWING SIGNS OF LIGHT THROUGH THE TOP. AT THIS TIME A COMPANY ACFT WAS WAITING FOR THE GATE THAT WE PUSHED OUT OF AND WERE BLOCKING. WE HAD ANOTHER GATE TO GO TO NEXT DOOR, SO WE PROCEEDED TO THAT GATE. I SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS AND GOT ON THE PHONE WITH MAINT. HE EXPLAINED THAT IN COLD WX, AS WE WERE IN, THE GUIDANCE MECHANISM CAN BE PROBLEMATIC AND WE SHOULD CLOSE THE DOOR SLOWLY. WE DID WHAT HE SAID AND IT CLOSED NORMALLY WITHOUT A PROB. WE PROCEEDED TO PUSH AND TKOF TOWARDS TPA. ENRTE IN MY HASTE I REALIZED THAT I HADN'T OBTAINED ANOTHER RELEASE FROM DISPATCH. AS A NEW CAPT, I'M LEARNING MANY THINGS EVERY DAY. I FEEL THAT BY OUR RUSHING TO VACATE THE GATE FOR COMPANY WAITING BEHIND US, IN ADDITION TO BEING 1 1/2 HRS LATE, I DID NOT THINK OF ALL OF THE ACTIONS I, AS CAPT, WAS TO TAKE. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO AND WON'T BE IN ANY RUSH UNTIL ALL TASKS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.

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.