A dhc-8 flight crew departs gate without the WX and then returns for it.

Attributes
ACN	518980
Time
Date	200107
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ith.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : taxi ground : pushback ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	518980
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My flight crew reported at XA15 for an XB00 departure. Operations told me WX would not be available until XA30, so we proceeded to board with 1 copy of release. Preflight and before start were normal. We asked operations via radio for WX and release at XA45 and they said the gate agent would bring it out. Gate agent brought out load manifest and the first officer prepared weight and balance form and gave it to flight attendant along with a copy of the release (signed by me in anticipation of receiving the WX). Door was shut, engines started and I spun the aircraft around for taxi. At this point we realized the WX had not been received nor was the second copy of release. We spun back around and parked. Engine #1 was shut down, door was reopened and paperwork brought on board. I reviewed the WX and signed release copy #2 (kept on plane for our use). We restarted #1 engine and taxied for departure. Flight was uneventful. The main lesson for me was to not sign release until all WX is received and reviewed. Anticipating that it will be received should not be acceptable. On-time departures are important, but only if the WX is known and good to go.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DHC-8 FLT CREW DEPARTS GATE WITHOUT THE WX AND THEN RETURNS FOR IT.

Narrative: MY FLT CREW RPTED AT XA15 FOR AN XB00 DEP. OPS TOLD ME WX WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL XA30, SO WE PROCEEDED TO BOARD WITH 1 COPY OF RELEASE. PREFLT AND BEFORE START WERE NORMAL. WE ASKED OPS VIA RADIO FOR WX AND RELEASE AT XA45 AND THEY SAID THE GATE AGENT WOULD BRING IT OUT. GATE AGENT BROUGHT OUT LOAD MANIFEST AND THE FO PREPARED WT AND BAL FORM AND GAVE IT TO FLT ATTENDANT ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE RELEASE (SIGNED BY ME IN ANTICIPATION OF RECEIVING THE WX). DOOR WAS SHUT, ENGS STARTED AND I SPUN THE ACFT AROUND FOR TAXI. AT THIS POINT WE REALIZED THE WX HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED NOR WAS THE SECOND COPY OF RELEASE. WE SPUN BACK AROUND AND PARKED. ENG #1 WAS SHUT DOWN, DOOR WAS REOPENED AND PAPERWORK BROUGHT ON BOARD. I REVIEWED THE WX AND SIGNED RELEASE COPY #2 (KEPT ON PLANE FOR OUR USE). WE RESTARTED #1 ENG AND TAXIED FOR DEP. FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE MAIN LESSON FOR ME WAS TO NOT SIGN RELEASE UNTIL ALL WX IS RECEIVED AND REVIEWED. ANTICIPATING THAT IT WILL BE RECEIVED SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE. ON-TIME DEPS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT ONLY IF THE WX IS KNOWN AND GOOD TO GO.

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.