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A CL65 flight has to divert to iad when the crew forgets to pick up their password for dca entry prior to leaving cyyz, ont.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598420 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 330 |
| ASRS Report | 598420 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Quick turn in yyz (25 mins). 2 federal air marshals boarded in between turn. Captain briefed and received one from familiarizations. Proper announcements made concerning remaining seated into dca. Passenger boarded and we took off. 1/2 way en route, captain inquired if a password was still needed for dca. He didn't get one in yyz. Called dispatch on commercial radio but dispatcher confirmed password needed, but could not provide it over the radio. Informed approach we had no password and diverted to iad. Aircraft inspected by proper auths and released to dca in about 30 mins. Suggestions for prevention: 1) print on remarks section of release that captain needs to contact dispatch prior to launch to dca. 2) print a special card for pilots for their binder detailing procedures for dca. 3) have dispatch contact agents to tell crew to contact dispatch prior to takeoff. Moral: never assume other guy has complied with proper procedure prior to takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CL65 FLT HAS TO DIVERT TO IAD WHEN THE CREW FORGETS TO PICK UP THEIR PASSWORD FOR DCA ENTRY PRIOR TO LEAVING CYYZ, ONT.
Narrative: QUICK TURN IN YYZ (25 MINS). 2 FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS BOARDED IN BTWN TURN. CAPT BRIEFED AND RECEIVED ONE FROM FAMILIARIZATIONS. PROPER ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE CONCERNING REMAINING SEATED INTO DCA. PAX BOARDED AND WE TOOK OFF. 1/2 WAY ENRTE, CAPT INQUIRED IF A PASSWORD WAS STILL NEEDED FOR DCA. HE DIDN'T GET ONE IN YYZ. CALLED DISPATCH ON COMMERCIAL RADIO BUT DISPATCHER CONFIRMED PASSWORD NEEDED, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE IT OVER THE RADIO. INFORMED APCH WE HAD NO PASSWORD AND DIVERTED TO IAD. ACFT INSPECTED BY PROPER AUTHS AND RELEASED TO DCA IN ABOUT 30 MINS. SUGGESTIONS FOR PREVENTION: 1) PRINT ON REMARKS SECTION OF RELEASE THAT CAPT NEEDS TO CONTACT DISPATCH PRIOR TO LAUNCH TO DCA. 2) PRINT A SPECIAL CARD FOR PLTS FOR THEIR BINDER DETAILING PROCS FOR DCA. 3) HAVE DISPATCH CONTACT AGENTS TO TELL CREW TO CONTACT DISPATCH PRIOR TO TKOF. MORAL: NEVER ASSUME OTHER GUY HAS COMPLIED WITH PROPER PROC PRIOR TO TKOF.
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.