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ARTCC assigned a heading to intercept the transition radial. Subsequently, an airspeed and heading assignment was given. The reporter confirmed with the captain that he was still supposed to intercept the transition radial. Shortly after intercepting the transition radial center said the reporter was supposed to maintain the last assigned heading.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 329670 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1340 |
| ASRS Report | 329670 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Departure control switched us to ARTCC who gave us a heading to intercept the transition radial. They subsequently gave airspeed and heading adjustments before intercepting the radial and called out traffic ahead. I confirmed with the captain that we were still supposed to intercept the transition radial. Shortly after intercepting, center asked our heading and when told, center said we were supposed to maintain our last heading for traffic (not intercept) preventative action against reoccurrence of this confusion would be to advance beyond using ATC system and procedures that are 30 yrs out of date!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC ASSIGNED A HDG TO INTERCEPT THE TRANSITION RADIAL. SUBSEQUENTLY, AN AIRSPD AND HDG ASSIGNMENT WAS GIVEN. THE RPTR CONFIRMED WITH THE CAPT THAT HE WAS STILL SUPPOSED TO INTERCEPT THE TRANSITION RADIAL. SHORTLY AFTER INTERCEPTING THE TRANSITION RADIAL CTR SAID THE RPTR WAS SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN THE LAST ASSIGNED HDG.
Narrative: DEP CTL SWITCHED US TO ARTCC WHO GAVE US A HDG TO INTERCEPT THE TRANSITION RADIAL. THEY SUBSEQUENTLY GAVE AIRSPD AND HDG ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE INTERCEPTING THE RADIAL AND CALLED OUT TFC AHEAD. I CONFIRMED WITH THE CAPT THAT WE WERE STILL SUPPOSED TO INTERCEPT THE TRANSITION RADIAL. SHORTLY AFTER INTERCEPTING, CTR ASKED OUR HDG AND WHEN TOLD, CTR SAID WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN OUR LAST HDG FOR TFC (NOT INTERCEPT) PREVENTATIVE ACTION AGAINST REOCCURRENCE OF THIS CONFUSION WOULD BE TO ADVANCE BEYOND USING ATC SYS AND PROCS THAT ARE 30 YRS OUT OF DATE!
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.