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Flight crew of an medium large transport turned the wrong way upon intercepting the assigned jet route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 308160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lhy |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 308160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| 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:
Flight from swf (newburg to atl) cleared as filed newburg departure weird sax bwz...on departure, cleared direct lake henry (lhy) I noticed on FMS map a large left after lhy to sax (FL240 to FL130). Told first officer to verify our route. Nyc said J36 J49 psb hvq. We were caught flat footed and quickly confused. Why? J36 went FL130 to sax and 301 degrees toward J49, (we fixated on J36 and not enough time to find J49). We were trying to again check with center but too much radio chatter. We now were at lhy (about 1.5 mins from start to turn time). I started a slow left turn, at about 180 degrees center called said turn 330 degrees and catch J36 (301 out) no conflict reported. Problems: never told of new route. We were not ready for this big of change. Airway to airway clearance. Minimum time to check new route frequency congestion. First officer had commercial chart out and I was doing FMS and both didn't have time before lake henry VOR (lhy).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG TURNED THE WRONG WAY UPON INTERCEPTING THE ASSIGNED JET RTE.
Narrative: FLT FROM SWF (NEWBURG TO ATL) CLRED AS FILED NEWBURG DEP WEIRD SAX BWZ...ON DEP, CLRED DIRECT LAKE HENRY (LHY) I NOTICED ON FMS MAP A LARGE L AFTER LHY TO SAX (FL240 TO FL130). TOLD FO TO VERIFY OUR RTE. NYC SAID J36 J49 PSB HVQ. WE WERE CAUGHT FLAT FOOTED AND QUICKLY CONFUSED. WHY? J36 WENT FL130 TO SAX AND 301 DEGS TOWARD J49, (WE FIXATED ON J36 AND NOT ENOUGH TIME TO FIND J49). WE WERE TRYING TO AGAIN CHK WITH CTR BUT TOO MUCH RADIO CHATTER. WE NOW WERE AT LHY (ABOUT 1.5 MINS FROM START TO TURN TIME). I STARTED A SLOW L TURN, AT ABOUT 180 DEGS CTR CALLED SAID TURN 330 DEGS AND CATCH J36 (301 OUT) NO CONFLICT RPTED. PROBLEMS: NEVER TOLD OF NEW RTE. WE WERE NOT READY FOR THIS BIG OF CHANGE. AIRWAY TO AIRWAY CLRNC. MINIMUM TIME TO CHK NEW RTE FREQ CONGESTION. FO HAD COMMERCIAL CHART OUT AND I WAS DOING FMS AND BOTH DIDN'T HAVE TIME BEFORE LAKE HENRY VOR (LHY).
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.