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MD80 super 80 overshot a turn on the STAR route when crew was distraction by a slat position light that failed to illuminate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem artcc : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 361700 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 361701 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
OM walet 7 arrival at 10000 ft. Instructed to slow to 210 then descend to 7000 ft. When slats extended, blue takeoff light did not illuminate. This distraction me from turning at 8 DME to heading of 355 degrees. Maintained original heading for about 2 mi before I caught my error and immediately turned to the proper heading. Approach control called a few seconds later and put us on a 340 degree heading to get us back on track. On the ground the captain called to see if there was any problem. She was told there was not. I will be more aware of distrs, especially the unusual ones, when I am flying in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 SUPER 80 OVERSHOT A TURN ON THE STAR RTE WHEN CREW WAS DISTR BY A SLAT POS LIGHT THAT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE.
Narrative: OM WALET 7 ARR AT 10000 FT. INSTRUCTED TO SLOW TO 210 THEN DSND TO 7000 FT. WHEN SLATS EXTENDED, BLUE TKOF LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THIS DISTR ME FROM TURNING AT 8 DME TO HDG OF 355 DEGS. MAINTAINED ORIGINAL HDG FOR ABOUT 2 MI BEFORE I CAUGHT MY ERROR AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO THE PROPER HDG. APCH CTL CALLED A FEW SECONDS LATER AND PUT US ON A 340 DEG HDG TO GET US BACK ON TRACK. ON THE GND THE CAPT CALLED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY PROB. SHE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT. I WILL BE MORE AWARE OF DISTRS, ESPECIALLY THE UNUSUAL ONES, WHEN I AM FLYING IN THE FUTURE.
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.