Narrative:

My company is a part 121 supplemental operator carrying cargo only. On the night of jan/xa/01, we had to delay and eventually cancel a scheduled run from rap to fsd due to snow and the lack of the holdover time for the deice fluid that we had available to us at the time. Therefore, on the next morning, a repositioning flight was scheduled to put us in position in fsd to do a scheduled run from fsd to rap. I received WX and the NOTAMS for our repos flight from rap to fsd with an anticipated departure of XD00Z. As it turned out, when I arrived at the airport for our departure, the airplane was still in the process of being deiced by our local maintenance, so I reviewed the WX faxed to me by our dispatch and all was acceptable for the flight to fsd. Only now, we had to wait for the plane to be deiced. The deice vehicle ran out of fluid and had to be refilled and reheated then deicing was completed. During the process of removing plugs from the various orifices on the aircraft, the mechanic slipped and broke his wrist. The first officer and I helped him ready to aircraft for departure after this happened and we finally departed at XD50Z. The problem comes in on the WX that was faxed to me was 1 hour old when I received it at XC00Z the WX was from the XA55Z observation and this went unnoticed by me due to our other concerns. I discovered when I arrived at fsd and pulled up the WX (at this station I am able to access NWS WX directly rather than receiving it via facsimile from our dispatch), that the runway in rap had been NOTAM'ed closed at XB15Z and I had made a departure off a closed runway. Due to the tower being closed because it was after hours, we called for our clearance in rap prior to departure and received it from ZDV. He made no mention of the runway closure even though he said that rap wanted 15 mins notice prior to landing and did not know what they wanted prior to a departure. I told him that we were able to talk directly to the crew sanding the runway, and in fact we did talk to and coordinate our departure with that crew. The takeoff was uneventful and after departure we gave a braking action report to the sanding crew of 'poor.' after discovering that I had departed a closed runway due to old WX, I discussed the importance of receiving only the most current WX from dispatch with the head of our dispatch department and how this was not the first occurrence of receiving old WX from then, nor was it the first time I had discussed this fact with a dispatcher. In the future, I will simply need to be more vigilant of the time of the WX that I receive from our dispatch.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DUE TO WX DISTRS, FA27 FLC DEPART RAP ON CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: MY COMPANY IS A PART 121 SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATOR CARRYING CARGO ONLY. ON THE NIGHT OF JAN/XA/01, WE HAD TO DELAY AND EVENTUALLY CANCEL A SCHEDULED RUN FROM RAP TO FSD DUE TO SNOW AND THE LACK OF THE HOLDOVER TIME FOR THE DEICE FLUID THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE TO US AT THE TIME. THEREFORE, ON THE NEXT MORNING, A REPOSITIONING FLT WAS SCHEDULED TO PUT US IN POS IN FSD TO DO A SCHEDULED RUN FROM FSD TO RAP. I RECEIVED WX AND THE NOTAMS FOR OUR REPOS FLT FROM RAP TO FSD WITH AN ANTICIPATED DEP OF XD00Z. AS IT TURNED OUT, WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE ARPT FOR OUR DEP, THE AIRPLANE WAS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DEICED BY OUR LCL MAINT, SO I REVIEWED THE WX FAXED TO ME BY OUR DISPATCH AND ALL WAS ACCEPTABLE FOR THE FLT TO FSD. ONLY NOW, WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE PLANE TO BE DEICED. THE DEICE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FLUID AND HAD TO BE REFILLED AND REHEATED THEN DEICING WAS COMPLETED. DURING THE PROCESS OF REMOVING PLUGS FROM THE VARIOUS ORIFICES ON THE ACFT, THE MECH SLIPPED AND BROKE HIS WRIST. THE FO AND I HELPED HIM READY TO ACFT FOR DEP AFTER THIS HAPPENED AND WE FINALLY DEPARTED AT XD50Z. THE PROB COMES IN ON THE WX THAT WAS FAXED TO ME WAS 1 HR OLD WHEN I RECEIVED IT AT XC00Z THE WX WAS FROM THE XA55Z OBSERVATION AND THIS WENT UNNOTICED BY ME DUE TO OUR OTHER CONCERNS. I DISCOVERED WHEN I ARRIVED AT FSD AND PULLED UP THE WX (AT THIS STATION I AM ABLE TO ACCESS NWS WX DIRECTLY RATHER THAN RECEIVING IT VIA FAX FROM OUR DISPATCH), THAT THE RWY IN RAP HAD BEEN NOTAM'ED CLOSED AT XB15Z AND I HAD MADE A DEP OFF A CLOSED RWY. DUE TO THE TWR BEING CLOSED BECAUSE IT WAS AFTER HRS, WE CALLED FOR OUR CLRNC IN RAP PRIOR TO DEP AND RECEIVED IT FROM ZDV. HE MADE NO MENTION OF THE RWY CLOSURE EVEN THOUGH HE SAID THAT RAP WANTED 15 MINS NOTICE PRIOR TO LNDG AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WANTED PRIOR TO A DEP. I TOLD HIM THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TALK DIRECTLY TO THE CREW SANDING THE RWY, AND IN FACT WE DID TALK TO AND COORDINATE OUR DEP WITH THAT CREW. THE TKOF WAS UNEVENTFUL AND AFTER DEP WE GAVE A BRAKING ACTION RPT TO THE SANDING CREW OF 'POOR.' AFTER DISCOVERING THAT I HAD DEPARTED A CLOSED RWY DUE TO OLD WX, I DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF RECEIVING ONLY THE MOST CURRENT WX FROM DISPATCH WITH THE HEAD OF OUR DISPATCH DEPT AND HOW THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF RECEIVING OLD WX FROM THEN, NOR WAS IT THE FIRST TIME I HAD DISCUSSED THIS FACT WITH A DISPATCHER. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL SIMPLY NEED TO BE MORE VIGILANT OF THE TIME OF THE WX THAT I RECEIVE FROM OUR DISPATCH.

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.