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A B757-200 crew failed to request a pre departure clearance prior to departure and took off without the correct transponder code.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 709380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 709380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Departing iad; failed to obtain pre departure clearance. Departure asked to squawk XXXX; looked for pre departure clearance and could not find it. Pre departure clearance obtained via ACARS. Missed pre departure clearance during route check and transponder on checklist. Often departing islands there is no pre departure clearance to verify with route. The respond on transponder is TA/RA. Having a checklist response of 'set' a crew would be more likely to check that the transponder is set to TA/RA and the correct code is set as well. Will be more careful in checking pre departure clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 CREW FAILED TO REQUEST A PDC PRIOR TO DEP AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT THE CORRECT XPONDER CODE.
Narrative: DEPARTING IAD; FAILED TO OBTAIN PDC. DEP ASKED TO SQUAWK XXXX; LOOKED FOR PDC AND COULD NOT FIND IT. PDC OBTAINED VIA ACARS. MISSED PDC DURING RTE CHK AND XPONDER ON CHKLIST. OFTEN DEPARTING ISLANDS THERE IS NO PDC TO VERIFY WITH RTE. THE RESPOND ON XPONDER IS TA/RA. HAVING A CHKLIST RESPONSE OF 'SET' A CREW WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO CHK THAT THE XPONDER IS SET TO TA/RA AND THE CORRECT CODE IS SET AS WELL. WILL BE MORE CAREFUL IN CHKING PDC.
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.