B727-100 crew was not provided far required flight following from the company dispatcher.

Attributes
ACN	501500
Time
Date	200102
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain Fog
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : dispatch
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	501500
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to alternate none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company FAA Weather
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Flight was dispatched at XA00 from sdf to sgf, then on to ict. WX forecast for intermediate stop and final destination was above landing minimums. Flight to sgf was uneventful. Prior to departure from sgf to ict, paperwork for the flight would later show that prevailing WX at destination (ict) was below minimums. WX received through the ACARS system showed WX would be above landing minimums. However, this was forecast as a 'temporary' condition. Flight dispatch sent release paperwork for the sgf-ict leg, and the flight departed. Upon reaching destination, ict WX was below landing minimums, and the flight was diverted to stl without further incident. This event probably occurred because original WX obtained at sdf showed ict was good. Later reports at sgf showed WX forecast below landing minimums, but ACARS update showed WX above minimums. However, this was in a 'temporary' forecast. Flight dispatch never contacted the flight crew regarding WX deteriorating, and at departure time at sgf, flight release papers were issued with no advisories for landing at ict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-100 CREW WAS NOT PROVIDED FAR REQUIRED FLT FOLLOWING FROM THE COMPANY DISPATCHER.

Narrative: FLT WAS DISPATCHED AT XA00 FROM SDF TO SGF, THEN ON TO ICT. WX FORECAST FOR INTERMEDIATE STOP AND FINAL DEST WAS ABOVE LNDG MINIMUMS. FLT TO SGF WAS UNEVENTFUL. PRIOR TO DEP FROM SGF TO ICT, PAPERWORK FOR THE FLT WOULD LATER SHOW THAT PREVAILING WX AT DEST (ICT) WAS BELOW MINIMUMS. WX RECEIVED THROUGH THE ACARS SYS SHOWED WX WOULD BE ABOVE LNDG MINIMUMS. HOWEVER, THIS WAS FORECAST AS A 'TEMPORARY' CONDITION. FLT DISPATCH SENT RELEASE PAPERWORK FOR THE SGF-ICT LEG, AND THE FLT DEPARTED. UPON REACHING DEST, ICT WX WAS BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS, AND THE FLT WAS DIVERTED TO STL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS EVENT PROBABLY OCCURRED BECAUSE ORIGINAL WX OBTAINED AT SDF SHOWED ICT WAS GOOD. LATER RPTS AT SGF SHOWED WX FORECAST BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS, BUT ACARS UPDATE SHOWED WX ABOVE MINIMUMS. HOWEVER, THIS WAS IN A 'TEMPORARY' FORECAST. FLT DISPATCH NEVER CONTACTED THE FLC REGARDING WX DETERIORATING, AND AT DEP TIME AT SGF, FLT RELEASE PAPERS WERE ISSUED WITH NO ADVISORIES FOR LNDG AT ICT.

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.