If the alternate airports Brick manual is missing, what is the recommended action before flight?

If the alternate airports Brick manual is missing, what is the recommended action before flight?

• A. Ignore
• B. Contact Dispatch to determine impact on route
• C. Use another Brick manual
• D. Proceed as planned

Answer: (B)

When essential planning data isn’t available, you must verify the impact with Operations before departure. The Brick manual for alternate airports provides the approved data used to select a safe, compliant backup plan. If it’s missing, the correct step is to contact Dispatch to determine how the route and contingency plan are affected, and to get authorization for any needed changes. Dispatch can confirm whether an alternate is still acceptable, adjust the flight plan, or propose a revised routing or fuel plan based on current information. Ignoring the issue isn’t acceptable because it leaves you without an approved alternate and could compromise safety and compliance. Using a different Brick manual isn’t appropriate since the flight relies on the official, versioned data for that operation. Proceeding as planned ignores a missing critical document and could lead to an unsupported or unsafe plan.

When essential planning data isn’t available, you must verify the impact with Operations before departure. The Brick manual for alternate airports provides the approved data used to select a safe, compliant backup plan. If it’s missing, the correct step is to contact Dispatch to determine how the route and contingency plan are affected, and to get authorization for any needed changes. Dispatch can confirm whether an alternate is still acceptable, adjust the flight plan, or propose a revised routing or fuel plan based on current information.

Ignoring the issue isn’t acceptable because it leaves you without an approved alternate and could compromise safety and compliance. Using a different Brick manual isn’t appropriate since the flight relies on the official, versioned data for that operation. Proceeding as planned ignores a missing critical document and could lead to an unsupported or unsafe plan.