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Attributes | |
ACN | 148469 |
Time | |
Date | 199006 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : psk |
State Reference | VA |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Mixed |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc artcc : zma |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
Navigation In Use | Other Other other vortac |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 500 |
ASRS Report | 148469 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Situations | |
Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Flying a direct course into the pulaski VOR at approximately 20 mi north of the pulaski VOR the center asked if we were tracking direct pulaski. We responded yes and center said to turn right 25 degree to track inbound. After making correction and later checking aft vors and center radar to verify VOR track we found the #2 VOR to be in error several degrees. It was written up in log book to be replaced at next landing. At a later time when using the pulaski VOR both north and south of station we observed right wavering in both directions. Notified ATC of discrepancy. One controller did say they had a problem with pulaski at times.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MLG PROCEEDING DIRECT TO PSK VOR WERE ADVISED BY ARTCC THEY WERE OFF COURSE.
Narrative: FLYING A DIRECT COURSE INTO THE PULASKI VOR AT APPROX 20 MI N OF THE PULASKI VOR THE CTR ASKED IF WE WERE TRACKING DIRECT PULASKI. WE RESPONDED YES AND CTR SAID TO TURN R 25 DEG TO TRACK INBND. AFTER MAKING CORRECTION AND LATER CHKING AFT VORS AND CTR RADAR TO VERIFY VOR TRACK WE FOUND THE #2 VOR TO BE IN ERROR SEVERAL DEGS. IT WAS WRITTEN UP IN LOG BOOK TO BE REPLACED AT NEXT LNDG. AT A LATER TIME WHEN USING THE PULASKI VOR BOTH N AND S OF STATION WE OBSERVED R WAVERING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. NOTIFIED ATC OF DISCREPANCY. ONE CTLR DID SAY THEY HAD A PROB WITH PULASKI AT TIMES.
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.