A B757-200 captain was requested to take an alcohol breath test in the cockpit as the crew prepared for departure. The distraction caused the crew to miss a new dispatch release with a changed route of flight.

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Attributes
ACN	675447
Time
Date	200510
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	675447
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Half an hour prior to pushback; the captain was asked to take an alcohol test in the cockpit. This test took about 15 mins. The distraction caused us to miss a second dispatch release with an entirely new flight plan. Center later inquired as to what our route of flight was and we straightened it out with ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 CAPT WAS REQUESTED TO TAKE AN ALCOHOL BREATH TEST IN THE COCKPIT AS THE CREW PREPARED FOR DEP. THE DISTR CAUSED THE CREW TO MISS A NEW DISPATCH RELEASE WITH A CHANGED RTE OF FLT.

Narrative: HALF AN HR PRIOR TO PUSHBACK; THE CAPT WAS ASKED TO TAKE AN ALCOHOL TEST IN THE COCKPIT. THIS TEST TOOK ABOUT 15 MINS. THE DISTR CAUSED US TO MISS A SECOND DISPATCH RELEASE WITH AN ENTIRELY NEW FLT PLAN. CTR LATER INQUIRED AS TO WHAT OUR RTE OF FLT WAS AND WE STRAIGHTENED IT OUT WITH ATC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.