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A dispatcher; trying to help out another at a busy time but unaware the flight crew for one of his flights was illegal and the flight deleted; prepared a release for the flight anyway. The next day we learned the flight crew had gone ahead and operated the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 945884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201104 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IND.Airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Dispatcher |
| Qualification | Dispatch Dispatcher |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I volunteered to assist a fellow dispatcher with some spot ferry flights. One such flight was placed on my desk for which I did a flight release. I never spoke with the pilot in command. The dispatch coordinator later advised me that the flight had been deleted for reasons unknown to me. I was very busy with extensive phone calls; ACARS messages; bingo fuel calculation; ATC reroutes; route briefings; etc.; and was unaware that the crew was not legal to fly the trip. During my shift on the next day it was brought to my attention that the crew had operated the deleted flight; apparently unaware of their illegality.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Dispatcher; trying to help out another at a busy time but unaware the flight crew for one of his flights was illegal and the flight deleted; prepared a release for the flight anyway. The next day we learned the flight crew had gone ahead and operated the flight.
Narrative: I volunteered to assist a fellow Dispatcher with some spot ferry flights. One such flight was placed on my desk for which I did a flight release. I never spoke with the pilot in command. The Dispatch Coordinator later advised me that the flight had been deleted for reasons unknown to me. I was very busy with extensive phone calls; ACARS messages; bingo fuel calculation; ATC reroutes; route briefings; etc.; and was unaware that the crew was not legal to fly the trip. During my shift on the next day it was brought to my attention that the crew had operated the deleted flight; apparently unaware of their illegality.
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.