Heading track deviation.

Attributes
ACN	151702
Time
Date	199007
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dpk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 10900 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	151702
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The recent merger between air carrier X and air carrier Y created a tremendous amount of hostility between the 2 pilot groups re: how the 2 seniority groups would be integrated. The entire career of this captain was seriously hurt by the resulting method of integration. At the time of the following navigation error, the first officer was vigorously defending the opposing viewpoint, creating a highly, and I realize now, unacceptable hostile atmosphere in the cockpit. Flight was en route from bwi to bdl, was attempting to execute the dpk 2 arrival into bdl. Over dpk a turn was initiated to 341 degrees instead of 053 degrees, the outbnd radial of the next fix (mad VOR). Misreading the outbnd radial out of deerpark VOR was entirely unintentional, and error that at least was partly the result of the highly charged and hostile relationship that was allowed to exist, between both pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HEADING TRACK DEVIATION.

Narrative: THE RECENT MERGER BTWN ACR X AND ACR Y CREATED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HOSTILITY BTWN THE 2 PLT GROUPS RE: HOW THE 2 SENIORITY GROUPS WOULD BE INTEGRATED. THE ENTIRE CAREER OF THIS CAPT WAS SERIOUSLY HURT BY THE RESULTING METHOD OF INTEGRATION. AT THE TIME OF THE FOLLOWING NAV ERROR, THE F/O WAS VIGOROUSLY DEFENDING THE OPPOSING VIEWPOINT, CREATING A HIGHLY, AND I REALIZE NOW, UNACCEPTABLE HOSTILE ATMOSPHERE IN THE COCKPIT. FLT WAS ENRTE FROM BWI TO BDL, WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXECUTE THE DPK 2 ARR INTO BDL. OVER DPK A TURN WAS INITIATED TO 341 DEGS INSTEAD OF 053 DEGS, THE OUTBND RADIAL OF THE NEXT FIX (MAD VOR). MISREADING THE OUTBND RADIAL OUT OF DEERPARK VOR WAS ENTIRELY UNINTENTIONAL, AND ERROR THAT AT LEAST WAS PARTLY THE RESULT OF THE HIGHLY CHARGED AND HOSTILE RELATIONSHIP THAT WAS ALLOWED TO EXIST, BTWN BOTH PLTS.

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.