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A B757 captain questioned his dispatch release after he realized that the route took him beyond 50 NM from shore in a non overwater aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516410 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmzt.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 516410 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Our dispatch release stated 'int reserves/non overwater/class 1 airspace/route for night flts to insure proximity to airports open 24 hours.' we were on J1 between sjd and zlo, about 60 mi southeast of sjd, heading for zlo when we realized that we may be more than 50 mi from shore in a non overwater equipped aircraft. I have flown to gua for many yrs and have never received this routing from dispatch. I assumed it was a legal routing because the release stated 'non overwater' and did not realize that we might be illegal until 50 mi out of sjd. I elected to continue on the airway since I was not certain that we were illegal, and the safest course of action was to continue on J1 towards zlo. I am still not certain whether this was a legal routing. If I receive it again in the future, I will question dispatch about it before departing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CAPT QUESTIONED HIS DISPATCH RELEASE AFTER HE REALIZED THAT THE RTE TOOK HIM BEYOND 50 NM FROM SHORE IN A NON OVERWATER ACFT.
Narrative: OUR DISPATCH RELEASE STATED 'INT RESERVES/NON OVERWATER/CLASS 1 AIRSPACE/RTE FOR NIGHT FLTS TO INSURE PROX TO ARPTS OPEN 24 HRS.' WE WERE ON J1 BTWN SJD AND ZLO, ABOUT 60 MI SE OF SJD, HDG FOR ZLO WHEN WE REALIZED THAT WE MAY BE MORE THAN 50 MI FROM SHORE IN A NON OVERWATER EQUIPPED ACFT. I HAVE FLOWN TO GUA FOR MANY YRS AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED THIS ROUTING FROM DISPATCH. I ASSUMED IT WAS A LEGAL ROUTING BECAUSE THE RELEASE STATED 'NON OVERWATER' AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT WE MIGHT BE ILLEGAL UNTIL 50 MI OUT OF SJD. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE AIRWAY SINCE I WAS NOT CERTAIN THAT WE WERE ILLEGAL, AND THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO CONTINUE ON J1 TOWARDS ZLO. I AM STILL NOT CERTAIN WHETHER THIS WAS A LEGAL ROUTING. IF I RECEIVE IT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, I WILL QUESTION DISPATCH ABOUT IT BEFORE DEPARTING.
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.