Track deviation. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	296250
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1750
ASRS Report	296250
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Center gave us a 310 degree heading out of center to intercept J16 west of alb to go to buf. I set buf and 279 degrees in my side. The captain set alb and 277 degrees in his side, which was for J82. I didn't double-check and I intercepted his course outbound waiting for my buf to come in. Center called us 53 DME out of alb and got us back on course. Need to double- check everything! Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies the dc-9 for a major united states air carrier. He admits that the captain goofed and that he failed to check the captain's heading. Check and double-check.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACK DEV.

Narrative: CTR GAVE US A 310 DEG HDG OUT OF CTR TO INTERCEPT J16 W OF ALB TO GO TO BUF. I SET BUF AND 279 DEGS IN MY SIDE. THE CAPT SET ALB AND 277 DEGS IN HIS SIDE, WHICH WAS FOR J82. I DIDN'T DOUBLE-CHK AND I INTERCEPTED HIS COURSE OUTBOUND WAITING FOR MY BUF TO COME IN. CTR CALLED US 53 DME OUT OF ALB AND GOT US BACK ON COURSE. NEED TO DOUBLE- CHK EVERYTHING! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES THE DC-9 FOR A MAJOR UNITED STATES ACR. HE ADMITS THAT THE CAPT GOOFED AND THAT HE FAILED TO CHK THE CAPT'S HDG. CHK AND DOUBLE-CHK.

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.