Flight crew of B737-300 fail in-flight security procedure at dca. Redirected to iad.

Attributes
ACN	601189
Time
Date	200311
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon tower : cle.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	601189
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	600845
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Airport FAA
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We diverted to dulles, due to the captain's failure to properly use the security procedures necessary to enter dca airspace. He accidentally used the procedures from the day before. The diversion and subsequent issues at dulles were all routine. This could have been avoided by a greater level of awareness on the part of the captain or by making it standard practice to make the first officer a part of obtaining the daily 'procedure.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF B737-300 FAIL INFLT SECURITY PROC AT DCA. REDIRECTED TO IAD.

Narrative: WE DIVERTED TO DULLES, DUE TO THE CAPT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THE SECURITY PROCS NECESSARY TO ENTER DCA AIRSPACE. HE ACCIDENTALLY USED THE PROCS FROM THE DAY BEFORE. THE DIVERSION AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES AT DULLES WERE ALL ROUTINE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY A GREATER LEVEL OF AWARENESS ON THE PART OF THE CAPT OR BY MAKING IT STANDARD PRACTICE TO MAKE THE FO A PART OF OBTAINING THE DAILY 'PROC.'

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.