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An air carrier flight crew of an mdt jet failed to intercept the STAR arrival course while on an intercept heading. The FMS had been programmed, but the autoplt failed to intercept the STAR and the flight crew did not notice. The ARTCC controller intervened when the aircraft was approximately 10 mi past the published course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332333 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 332333 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance 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:
Aircraft was en route from cae to cvg. While being handled by ZTL aircraft was given a heading to intercept the sweed 2 arrival. Autoplt was engaged. Both pilots started doing required paperwork and were unaware aircraft did not intercept arrival. The aircraft flew approximately 10 mi past arrival when turn in was finally made. At this point ZTL questioned crew if they were picking up the arrival. Crew responded aircraft was picking up the arrival. Problem occurred as result of PF not monitoring the FMS system closely. A significant factor in this incident was that the crew was operating on less than 6 hours sleep because of a scheduled reduced rest overnight. Both crew members admitted to feeling 'fuzzy' and not well rested and sharp. I feel our judgement suffered as a direct result of a lack of rest and allowed this to happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC OF AN MDT JET FAILED TO INTERCEPT THE STAR ARR COURSE WHILE ON AN INTERCEPT HDG. THE FMS HAD BEEN PROGRAMMED, BUT THE AUTOPLT FAILED TO INTERCEPT THE STAR AND THE FLC DID NOT NOTICE. THE ARTCC CTLR INTERVENED WHEN THE ACFT WAS APPROX 10 MI PAST THE PUBLISHED COURSE.
Narrative: ACFT WAS ENRTE FROM CAE TO CVG. WHILE BEING HANDLED BY ZTL ACFT WAS GIVEN A HDG TO INTERCEPT THE SWEED 2 ARR. AUTOPLT WAS ENGAGED. BOTH PLTS STARTED DOING REQUIRED PAPERWORK AND WERE UNAWARE ACFT DID NOT INTERCEPT ARR. THE ACFT FLEW APPROX 10 MI PAST ARR WHEN TURN IN WAS FINALLY MADE. AT THIS POINT ZTL QUESTIONED CREW IF THEY WERE PICKING UP THE ARR. CREW RESPONDED ACFT WAS PICKING UP THE ARR. PROB OCCURRED AS RESULT OF PF NOT MONITORING THE FMS SYS CLOSELY. A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT WAS THAT THE CREW WAS OPERATING ON LESS THAN 6 HRS SLEEP BECAUSE OF A SCHEDULED REDUCED REST OVERNIGHT. BOTH CREW MEMBERS ADMITTED TO FEELING 'FUZZY' AND NOT WELL RESTED AND SHARP. I FEEL OUR JUDGEMENT SUFFERED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF A LACK OF REST AND ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN.
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.