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Dispatcher of Q400 is concerned about legality of departure from gpi with latest available weather five hours old.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 771229 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gpi.airport |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : s56.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 771229 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Company Navigational Facility |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
Narrative:
The gpi ASOS was OTS and the most recent report was given at XA55Z. Our flight was scheduled to depart gpi at XF30Z. A current taf was available for gpi and did not indicate that WX at departure time would adversely affect the safety of flight. Conditions in surrounding areas were taken into account. After discussion with the PIC; a decision was jointly made that the flight was safe to depart. I could not find any regulations or policies that specified how recent a WX report must be issued before a flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DISPATCHER OF Q400 IS CONCERNED ABOUT LEGALITY OF DEPARTURE FROM GPI WITH LATEST AVAILABLE WEATHER FIVE HOURS OLD.
Narrative: THE GPI ASOS WAS OTS AND THE MOST RECENT RPT WAS GIVEN AT XA55Z. OUR FLT WAS SCHEDULED TO DEPART GPI AT XF30Z. A CURRENT TAF WAS AVAILABLE FOR GPI AND DID NOT INDICATE THAT WX AT DEP TIME WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SAFETY OF FLT. CONDITIONS IN SURROUNDING AREAS WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE PIC; A DECISION WAS JOINTLY MADE THAT THE FLT WAS SAFE TO DEPART. I COULD NOT FIND ANY REGS OR POLICIES THAT SPECIFIED HOW RECENT A WX RPT MUST BE ISSUED BEFORE A FLT.
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.