Main landing gear flight control failed to get their pre-departure clearance.
Synopsis
Main landing gear flight control failed to get their pre-departure clearance.
Narrative
Rewritten in plain English from NASA’s original all-caps telegraphic report — facts, figures, and terminology preserved.
4th leg of 5 leg day -- ONT-SFO-ONT-SFO-ONT-SFO. Repetition high.
On departure of 4th leg; departure control advised us to change squawk. Upon further inspection we noticed we did not get pre-departure clearance. We then got the clearance over ACARS; all except squawk was as briefed.
Show the original NASA report (verbatim, telegraphic)
4TH LEG OF 5 LEG DAY -- ONT-SFO-ONT-SFO-ONT-SFO. REPETITION HIGH. ON DEP OF 4TH LEG; DEP CTL ADVISED US TO CHANGE SQUAWK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WE NOTICED WE DID NOT GET PDC. WE THEN GOT THE CLRNC OVER ACARS ALL EXCEPT SQUAWK WAS AS BRIEFED.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.