B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130; Flight Crew Total 12500; Flight Crew Type 4100
Communication Breakdown; Human-Machine Interface; Situational Awareness; Troubleshooting; Confusion; Distraction
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew FLC Overrode Automation; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Release Refused / Aircraft Not Accepted
Company Policy; Procedure
Flight planning for flight airport ZZZ-ZZZ1 on the company Pilot Mobile App on my Company iPad. I signed in to Pilot Mobile; selected flight XX; and signed off as Fit For Duty. I was selecting flight plan; and noticed that a flight plan was already displayed without me having to go to the flight plan manager. When I scrolled through to look at the flight plan; I noticed that the flight was signed off with my name and ZZZ1. I had not logged into the system to even look at the flight plan let alone accept the release. My First Officer said he hadn't gone in to the system yet; and I called dispatch and they said they hadn't signed it off either. In fact; they hadn't generated a flight plan yet. So I looked again and noticed that the flight was from ZZZ-ZZZ1 but it was for August X... today is August X+2. I had noticed yesterday that one of my flights was signed off without me looking at it yet; but I thought the dispatcher had done it because I had trouble logging in; and had called to talk to them. It appears that somehow Pilot Mobile and/or Sabre is automatically signing my release for me. And I have no idea why the flight plan for a flight 2 days from now automatically propagated to my Pilot Mobile App. I finally was able to get the correct flight plan and signed it off in Sabre and we departed without incident. But good thing I noticed....
A Captain discovered during preflight that his company issued iPad's Pilot Mobile APP had signed his flight's release before he had examined the flight plan. Upon further examination; the flight plan and release for his flight that day was for that flight two days prior with his information.