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An air carrier first officer (PF) became distracted during cruise flight and intercepted the correct radial off the wrong NAVAID. A flight attendant had entered the cockpit during flight over the changeover point. ARTCC radar controller intervened. Flight crew deviation track deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 326910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hto |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| 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 : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 326910 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 6500 |
| ASRS Report | 327058 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On a scheduled flight from bos to phl, as the first officer flying the leg, I failed to switch to the proper NAVAID which resulted in flying the right radial off the wrong NAVAID. I may have been distracted by a flight attendant that entered the cockpit at the changeover point. This deviation was unintentional and center did not report any conflicts. Supplemental information from acn 327058: our route was sandy point, hto, hto 236 degree radial, sea isle 059 degree radial, brigs. While arriving over sandy point, I tuned in sea isle anticipating that the first officer would tune in hto. Instead, he departed sey on the 236 degree radial rather than going to hto and then departing on the hto 236 degree radial. We were subsequently 15 mi east of course. As we've heard before, it was the last leg of a long day. Bottom line is that the first officer failed to tune the proper radio fix and I failed in situational awareness.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FO (PF) BECAME DISTRACTED DURING CRUISE FLT AND INTERCEPTED THE CORRECT RADIAL OFF THE WRONG NAVAID. A FLT ATTENDANT HAD ENTERED THE COCKPIT DURING FLT OVER THE CHANGEOVER POINT. ARTCC RADAR CTLR INTERVENED. FLC DEV TRACK DEV.
Narrative: ON A SCHEDULED FLT FROM BOS TO PHL, AS THE FO FLYING THE LEG, I FAILED TO SWITCH TO THE PROPER NAVAID WHICH RESULTED IN FLYING THE RIGHT RADIAL OFF THE WRONG NAVAID. I MAY HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED BY A FLT ATTENDANT THAT ENTERED THE COCKPIT AT THE CHANGEOVER POINT. THIS DEV WAS UNINTENTIONAL AND CTR DID NOT RPT ANY CONFLICTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 327058: OUR RTE WAS SANDY POINT, HTO, HTO 236 DEG RADIAL, SEA ISLE 059 DEG RADIAL, BRIGS. WHILE ARRIVING OVER SANDY POINT, I TUNED IN SEA ISLE ANTICIPATING THAT THE FO WOULD TUNE IN HTO. INSTEAD, HE DEPARTED SEY ON THE 236 DEG RADIAL RATHER THAN GOING TO HTO AND THEN DEPARTING ON THE HTO 236 DEG RADIAL. WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY 15 MI E OF COURSE. AS WE'VE HEARD BEFORE, IT WAS THE LAST LEG OF A LONG DAY. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE FO FAILED TO TUNE THE PROPER RADIO FIX AND I FAILED IN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.
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.