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A B747-400 flight crew reported that a NOTAM affecting reporting procedures on their international flight is often omitted from their paperwork.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 828171 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Relief Pilot |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During preflight planning I noticed that enroute NOTAM 0703 was not in our paper work. I called dispatch about this. I was informed that in the last 3 days of planning; this NOTAM; which requires a position report passing W141 on HF; had only been in the actual paperwork once. Given the fact that flights are being violated for not adhering to this NOTAM; one would think it relevant that it be included in the paperwork. I advocate once again; that actionable notams such as this; be reviewed by dispatchers and discussed with the flight crew when they are called during preflight planning. In addition; instead of having notams printed in numeric order; have these types separated out; so it will not get lost in the myriad of balloon notams or other such items. There obviously needs something to be done if we are at risk of violations; and these notams are firstly not being given to crews; and secondly; should be somehow 'highlighted' given the amount of notams we receive.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-400 flight crew reported that a NOTAM affecting reporting procedures on their international flight is often omitted from their paperwork.
Narrative: During preflight planning I noticed that enroute NOTAM 0703 was not in our paper work. I called Dispatch about this. I was informed that in the last 3 days of planning; this NOTAM; which requires a position report passing W141 on HF; had only been in the actual paperwork once. Given the fact that flights are being violated for not adhering to this NOTAM; one would think it relevant that it be included in the paperwork. I advocate once again; that actionable NOTAMs such as this; be reviewed by Dispatchers and discussed with the flight crew when they are called during preflight planning. In addition; instead of having NOTAMs printed in numeric order; have these types separated out; so it will not get lost in the myriad of balloon NOTAMs or other such items. There obviously needs something to be done if we are at risk of violations; and these NOTAMs are firstly not being given to crews; and secondly; should be somehow 'highlighted' given the amount of NOTAMs we receive.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.