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The flight crew set 240 degrees in the heading window instead of 258 degrees which was runway heading. The crew realized the wrong heading at about 4 DME and corrected the heading to 258 degrees and completed the departure and flight without further incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 333980 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 333980 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 333981 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were flight planned and received a clearance for the st john 1 departure. We set 240 degrees in the heading window instead of 258 degrees which was runway heading. We realized the wrong heading shortly after departure and corrected to heading 258 degrees. We finished flying the st john departure as published.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC SET 240 DEGS IN THE HDG WINDOW INSTEAD OF 258 DEGS WHICH WAS RWY HDG. THE CREW REALIZED THE WRONG HDG AT ABOUT 4 DME AND CORRECTED THE HDG TO 258 DEGS AND COMPLETED THE DEP AND FLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Narrative: WE WERE FLT PLANNED AND RECEIVED A CLRNC FOR THE ST JOHN 1 DEP. WE SET 240 DEGS IN THE HDG WINDOW INSTEAD OF 258 DEGS WHICH WAS RWY HDG. WE REALIZED THE WRONG HDG SHORTLY AFTER DEP AND CORRECTED TO HDG 258 DEGS. WE FINISHED FLYING THE ST JOHN DEP AS PUBLISHED.
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.