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After departing alb proceeding direct hnk flight crew of medium large transport observed unreliable signal from hnk VOR and reported to alb TRACON.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 157350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : alb |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 157350 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
On takeoff alb departure control gave a left turn out of 2000' direct hancock VOR 116.8 (hnk) when able. Tuned in hancock for direct. Right initially came in and then began wavering side to side and headings were extremely erratic side to side and was unable to track. VOR reported to center as unreliable. Aircraft VOR also written up as sticking and course needle as oscillating. Maintenance said that antenna on aircraft could cause problems for both vors due to antenna crossover.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER DEPARTING ALB PROCEEDING DIRECT HNK FLC OF MLG OBSERVED UNRELIABLE SIGNAL FROM HNK VOR AND REPORTED TO ALB TRACON.
Narrative: ON TKOF ALB DEP CTL GAVE A L TURN OUT OF 2000' DIRECT HANCOCK VOR 116.8 (HNK) WHEN ABLE. TUNED IN HANCOCK FOR DIRECT. R INITIALLY CAME IN AND THEN BEGAN WAVERING SIDE TO SIDE AND HDGS WERE EXTREMELY ERRATIC SIDE TO SIDE AND WAS UNABLE TO TRACK. VOR RPTED TO CTR AS UNRELIABLE. ACFT VOR ALSO WRITTEN UP AS STICKING AND COURSE NEEDLE AS OSCILLATING. MAINT SAID THAT ANTENNA ON ACFT COULD CAUSE PROBS FOR BOTH VORS DUE TO ANTENNA CROSSOVER.
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.