Flight crew of an widebody transport mis-set the localizer course in the HSI resulting in ATC interv...

Attributes
ACN	301666
Time
Date	199504
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	301666
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 anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After flying a 'red eye' flight from lax-jfk, and 15 mins in a holding pattern over lendy intersection, we commenced an approach to jfk's ILS runway 31R. On downwind the captain said 'I have tuned and idented the radios' so I did not check to make sure these items had been done. On localizer capture the flight director did not capture and I related this to the captain who reset both flight directors. This did not help and I used the 'purple line' and the ADF's to hold the localizer course while we tried to remedy the problem. By now we are inside malde and I decided to go to 'full ILS' on the HSI selector panel. The ILS was not indicating correctly so I went back to 'map mode.' the captain now said 'I had the wrong frequency set.' so we reset the flight directors again but still the flight director's were not tracking the localizer, but the GS seems to be ok. The captain decides to turn off the flight directors and now sets 'full ILS' again on my HSI. The course selection indicator is at a 90 degree angle to our course and the GS seems ok. By now we are over grimm intersection and the captain says come left because the localizer needle shows us drifting right of course. At 1400 ft AGL (we are descending on the GS) I say 'we must go around.' he says 'it'll be ok just come left.' by 1200 ft the jfk tower says we 'find you right of course.' the captain says 'we are correcting back.' at 800 ft we break out of the clouds and find ourselves significantly to the right of the runway. We make corrections (not too dramatic) for a normal landing to runway 31R. Taxing in the captain says 'I never set the course in' (the ILS course window). I should have idented my own radios and checked the frequency and course myself. I should have known when the HSI was 90 degree off it had to be a course selection problem. We were both tired from the all night flight. I should have been more adamant about doing a go around from inside malde.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN WDB MIS-SET THE LOC COURSE IN THE HSI RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION TO WARN OF TRACK DEV. HDG TRACK POS DEV.

Narrative: AFTER FLYING A 'RED EYE' FLT FROM LAX-JFK, AND 15 MINS IN A HOLDING PATTERN OVER LENDY INTXN, WE COMMENCED AN APCH TO JFK'S ILS RWY 31R. ON DOWNWIND THE CAPT SAID 'I HAVE TUNED AND IDENTED THE RADIOS' SO I DID NOT CHK TO MAKE SURE THESE ITEMS HAD BEEN DONE. ON LOC CAPTURE THE FLT DIRECTOR DID NOT CAPTURE AND I RELATED THIS TO THE CAPT WHO RESET BOTH FLT DIRECTORS. THIS DID NOT HELP AND I USED THE 'PURPLE LINE' AND THE ADF'S TO HOLD THE LOC COURSE WHILE WE TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROB. BY NOW WE ARE INSIDE MALDE AND I DECIDED TO GO TO 'FULL ILS' ON THE HSI SELECTOR PANEL. THE ILS WAS NOT INDICATING CORRECTLY SO I WENT BACK TO 'MAP MODE.' THE CAPT NOW SAID 'I HAD THE WRONG FREQ SET.' SO WE RESET THE FLT DIRECTORS AGAIN BUT STILL THE FLT DIRECTOR'S WERE NOT TRACKING THE LOC, BUT THE GS SEEMS TO BE OK. THE CAPT DECIDES TO TURN OFF THE FLT DIRECTORS AND NOW SETS 'FULL ILS' AGAIN ON MY HSI. THE COURSE SELECTION INDICATOR IS AT A 90 DEG ANGLE TO OUR COURSE AND THE GS SEEMS OK. BY NOW WE ARE OVER GRIMM INTXN AND THE CAPT SAYS COME L BECAUSE THE LOC NEEDLE SHOWS US DRIFTING R OF COURSE. AT 1400 FT AGL (WE ARE DSNDING ON THE GS) I SAY 'WE MUST GAR.' HE SAYS 'IT'LL BE OK JUST COME L.' BY 1200 FT THE JFK TWR SAYS WE 'FIND YOU R OF COURSE.' THE CAPT SAYS 'WE ARE CORRECTING BACK.' AT 800 FT WE BREAK OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND FIND OURSELVES SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE R OF THE RWY. WE MAKE CORRECTIONS (NOT TOO DRAMATIC) FOR A NORMAL LNDG TO RWY 31R. TAXING IN THE CAPT SAYS 'I NEVER SET THE COURSE IN' (THE ILS COURSE WINDOW). I SHOULD HAVE IDENTED MY OWN RADIOS AND CHKED THE FREQ AND COURSE MYSELF. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WHEN THE HSI WAS 90 DEG OFF IT HAD TO BE A COURSE SELECTION PROB. WE WERE BOTH TIRED FROM THE ALL NIGHT FLT. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ADAMANT ABOUT DOING A GAR FROM INSIDE MALDE.

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.

Flight crew of an widebody transport mis-set the localizer course in the HSI resulting in ATC intervention to warn of track deviation. Heading track position deviation.