Sna B767 departs without pre departure clearance.

Attributes
ACN	572987
Time
Date	200301
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : jfk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 181
ASRS Report	572987
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After checking in with departure control, we were advised to reset our transponder code to XXXX. It was then that we realized that we departed without receiving a pre departure clearance. No one ever queried us the entire flight. Complacency and lack of xchk between crew was a causal factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SNA B767 DEPARTS WITHOUT PDC.

Narrative: AFTER CHKING IN WITH DEP CTL, WE WERE ADVISED TO RESET OUR XPONDER CODE TO XXXX. IT WAS THEN THAT WE REALIZED THAT WE DEPARTED WITHOUT RECEIVING A PDC. NO ONE EVER QUERIED US THE ENTIRE FLT. COMPLACENCY AND LACK OF XCHK BTWN CREW WAS A CAUSAL FACTOR.

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.