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Flight crew of an mdt air carrier aircraft deviated from assigned heading after takeoff due to a misunderstanding of assigned heading.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 249898 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199308 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 249898 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 250233 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On flight from mem to stl aug/xx/93, FAA inspector on board giving line check. FAA inspector was briefed on additional crew member procedures to include helping us watch for traffic and any factors that might effect the safety of the flight. After passing 10000 ft on course and climbing, the FAA inspector asked the captain what heading departure gave us after takeoff? Captain said 110 degrees. I said 110 degrees. The inspector said ATC told us 010 degrees, and he would check the tape when he returned to mem. If we did hear and read back the wrong heading, why did he allow the error to go uncorrected? Why did he not speak up? He was an additional crew member asked to help us! Actions/inactions/human factors: if the FAA inspectors would help, instead of trying to violate and intimidate, we would have a better rapport with the FAA and flight safety would be improved by using all available resources in the cockpit!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MDT ACR ACFT DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED HDG AFTER TKOF DUE TO A MISUNDERSTANDING OF ASSIGNED HDG.
Narrative: ON FLT FROM MEM TO STL AUG/XX/93, FAA INSPECTOR ON BOARD GIVING LINE CHK. FAA INSPECTOR WAS BRIEFED ON ADDITIONAL CREW MEMBER PROCS TO INCLUDE HELPING US WATCH FOR TFC AND ANY FACTORS THAT MIGHT EFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE FLT. AFTER PASSING 10000 FT ON COURSE AND CLBING, THE FAA INSPECTOR ASKED THE CAPT WHAT HDG DEP GAVE US AFTER TKOF? CAPT SAID 110 DEGS. I SAID 110 DEGS. THE INSPECTOR SAID ATC TOLD US 010 DEGS, AND HE WOULD CHK THE TAPE WHEN HE RETURNED TO MEM. IF WE DID HEAR AND READ BACK THE WRONG HDG, WHY DID HE ALLOW THE ERROR TO GO UNCORRECTED? WHY DID HE NOT SPEAK UP? HE WAS AN ADDITIONAL CREW MEMBER ASKED TO HELP US! ACTIONS/INACTIONS/HUMAN FACTORS: IF THE FAA INSPECTORS WOULD HELP, INSTEAD OF TRYING TO VIOLATE AND INTIMIDATE, WE WOULD HAVE A BETTER RAPPORT WITH THE FAA AND FLT SAFETY WOULD BE IMPROVED BY USING ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN THE COCKPIT!
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.