Medium large transport slow to comply with assigned heading change.

Attributes
ACN	167484
Time
Date	199101
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bgm
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tracon : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	167484
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Descending from FL310 to FL290 was given a heading change of '15 degrees right for traffic.' set heading change and started turn. After 1 min controller asked our heading. We told her we were turning 025 degrees. She gave us a frequency change. Next controller asked our heading. We told him and he asked if previous controller had given us a heading change. Nothing else was said. We had the impression there may have been a conflict due to slow track change. We would like to have been included in the loop more. We would have been glad to turn more, etc, if we knew of any possible conflict. Also, the winds were 150 KTS from 255-270 degrees at FL310, and changing on our descent. This may have resulted in no noticeable track change as we descended in our turn. Throughout all these questions as to our heading and who gave us what, we needed to have more information as to why. We felt left out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG SLOW TO COMPLY WITH ASSIGNED HEADING CHANGE.

Narrative: DSNDING FROM FL310 TO FL290 WAS GIVEN A HDG CHANGE OF '15 DEGS RIGHT FOR TFC.' SET HDG CHANGE AND STARTED TURN. AFTER 1 MIN CTLR ASKED OUR HDG. WE TOLD HER WE WERE TURNING 025 DEGS. SHE GAVE US A FREQ CHANGE. NEXT CTLR ASKED OUR HDG. WE TOLD HIM AND HE ASKED IF PREVIOUS CTLR HAD GIVEN US A HDG CHANGE. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID. WE HAD THE IMPRESSION THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A CONFLICT DUE TO SLOW TRACK CHANGE. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE LOOP MORE. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN GLAD TO TURN MORE, ETC, IF WE KNEW OF ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT. ALSO, THE WINDS WERE 150 KTS FROM 255-270 DEGS AT FL310, AND CHANGING ON OUR DSNT. THIS MAY HAVE RESULTED IN NO NOTICEABLE TRACK CHANGE AS WE DSNDED IN OUR TURN. THROUGHOUT ALL THESE QUESTIONS AS TO OUR HDG AND WHO GAVE US WHAT, WE NEEDED TO HAVE MORE INFO AS TO WHY. WE FELT LEFT OUT.

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.