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First officer of air carrier medium large transport complains of captain's recurring tendency to make course errors when acting as PF.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 136441 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jst |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob tower : sba |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j152 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 136441 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I went to the back of the airplane to the blue room. When I got back I noticed that the captain was flying outbnd (east) on the jst 104 degree radial. We were flying direct to phl, and our clearance took us over jst-J152-har, direct lrp V210 bucks intersection, direct phl. When we got over jst, for some reason the captain thought he was over lrp and flew the jst 104 degree right (which he thought to be the lrp 104 degree right, V210) outbnd. By the time I sat down and realized what had happened, we were 20 mi east of jst on the 104 degree right. I pointed this out, and just as we were turning to correct course, center called and told us to get back on course. This was the first day of a 3-DAY trip, and the captain made the same type of mistake 2 more times, both of which I caught. The captain owns a small company outside of his flying job, and seems to spend all of his time at it when he is not flying. He also just came off a long medical leave. He also commutes a great distance to get to work.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF ACR MLG COMPLAINS OF CAPT'S RECURRING TENDENCY TO MAKE COURSE ERRORS WHEN ACTING AS PF.
Narrative: I WENT TO THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE TO THE BLUE ROOM. WHEN I GOT BACK I NOTICED THAT THE CAPT WAS FLYING OUTBND (E) ON THE JST 104 DEG RADIAL. WE WERE FLYING DIRECT TO PHL, AND OUR CLRNC TOOK US OVER JST-J152-HAR, DIRECT LRP V210 BUCKS INTXN, DIRECT PHL. WHEN WE GOT OVER JST, FOR SOME REASON THE CAPT THOUGHT HE WAS OVER LRP AND FLEW THE JST 104 DEG R (WHICH HE THOUGHT TO BE THE LRP 104 DEG R, V210) OUTBND. BY THE TIME I SAT DOWN AND REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, WE WERE 20 MI E OF JST ON THE 104 DEG R. I POINTED THIS OUT, AND JUST AS WE WERE TURNING TO CORRECT COURSE, CENTER CALLED AND TOLD US TO GET BACK ON COURSE. THIS WAS THE FIRST DAY OF A 3-DAY TRIP, AND THE CAPT MADE THE SAME TYPE OF MISTAKE 2 MORE TIMES, BOTH OF WHICH I CAUGHT. THE CAPT OWNS A SMALL COMPANY OUTSIDE OF HIS FLYING JOB, AND SEEMS TO SPEND ALL OF HIS TIME AT IT WHEN HE IS NOT FLYING. HE ALSO JUST CAME OFF A LONG MEDICAL LEAVE. HE ALSO COMMUTES A GREAT DISTANCE TO GET TO WORK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.