B737 first officer reports being dispatched with NOTAMS missing for the destination airport.

Attributes
ACN	770961
Time
Date	200801
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 34000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time type : 11900
ASRS Report	770961
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

At top of descent we were asked by center what approach we were requesting and we asked for the ILS approach. We were then asked if we had the NOTAMS for the field. We thought we had; but when we checked our paperwork further we saw that we did not have the ones that center was listing. We then asked our dispatch to send them via ACARS which they did. It was later discovered that our dispatch computers had dropped the NOTAMS for the field for an unknown reason. These NOTAMS; had we not been able to get them via ACARS; could have significantly affected our operation. Look closer at the required paper work and if you think something is missing; call dispatch. It is highly unlikely that no NOTAMS exist at a field. Also dispatch needs to look closer at the flight paper work to be sure that all information is sent to the pilots and that the computer did not drop anything.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FO REPORTS BEING DISPATCHED WITH NOTAMS MISSING FOR THE DESTINATION ARPT.

Narrative: AT TOP OF DESCENT WE WERE ASKED BY CENTER WHAT APPROACH WE WERE REQUESTING AND WE ASKED FOR THE ILS APPROACH. WE WERE THEN ASKED IF WE HAD THE NOTAMS FOR THE FIELD. WE THOUGHT WE HAD; BUT WHEN WE CHECKED OUR PAPERWORK FURTHER WE SAW THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE ONES THAT CENTER WAS LISTING. WE THEN ASKED OUR DISPATCH TO SEND THEM VIA ACARS WHICH THEY DID. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT OUR DISPATCH COMPUTERS HAD DROPPED THE NOTAMS FOR THE FIELD FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THESE NOTAMS; HAD WE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM VIA ACARS; COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED OUR OPERATION. LOOK CLOSER AT THE REQUIRED PAPER WORK AND IF YOU THINK SOMETHING IS MISSING; CALL DISPATCH. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT NO NOTAMS EXIST AT A FIELD. ALSO DISPATCH NEEDS TO LOOK CLOSER AT THE FLIGHT PAPER WORK TO BE SURE THAT ALL INFO IS SENT TO THE PILOTS AND THAT THE COMPUTER DID NOT DROP ANYTHING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.