Air carrier crew set up for approach but captain dialed in wrong inbound radial. Heading deviation.

Attributes
ACN	156605
Time
Date	199009
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cae
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cae tower : bur
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 525
ASRS Report	156605
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On final approach for ILS 29 at cae, captain deviated to left on approach course and descended to approximately 1200' with field in sight. We had been told to expect ILS runway 11 (mistakenly, as ATIS reported ILS 29). This caused some cockpit confusion. Captain briefed approach for runway 29 and we were set up and cleared for same. However during vectoring and descent captain dialed in 110 in his course window and I didn't catch it. This caused the deviation to left of course on final. During deviation captain realized he had wrong course dialed in, changed it to 290 and recovered. Rest of approach and landing were uneventful. (We had the G/south centered but because of deviation from approach course tower said his alarm went off). Corrective action: set up for approach as early as possible and each pilot double check FMC set up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW SET UP FOR APCH BUT CAPT DIALED IN WRONG INBOUND RADIAL. HEADING DEVIATION.

Narrative: ON FINAL APCH FOR ILS 29 AT CAE, CAPT DEVIATED TO L ON APCH COURSE AND DSNDED TO APPROX 1200' WITH FIELD IN SIGHT. WE HAD BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT ILS RWY 11 (MISTAKENLY, AS ATIS RPTED ILS 29). THIS CAUSED SOME COCKPIT CONFUSION. CAPT BRIEFED APCH FOR RWY 29 AND WE WERE SET UP AND CLRED FOR SAME. HOWEVER DURING VECTORING AND DSNT CAPT DIALED IN 110 IN HIS COURSE WINDOW AND I DIDN'T CATCH IT. THIS CAUSED THE DEV TO L OF COURSE ON FINAL. DURING DEV CAPT REALIZED HE HAD WRONG COURSE DIALED IN, CHANGED IT TO 290 AND RECOVERED. REST OF APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. (WE HAD THE G/S CTRED BUT BECAUSE OF DEV FROM APCH COURSE TWR SAID HIS ALARM WENT OFF). CORRECTIVE ACTION: SET UP FOR APCH AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE AND EACH PLT DOUBLE CHK FMC SET UP.

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.