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B737-200 maintaining 17000 ft was cleared direct sey. Strong west wind caused 2 westerly corrections to be made. Controller advised was proceeding direct pvd and corrected 30 degrees left. Same reporter acn 363260.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 363253 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 363253 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 363246 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After departure from boston airport, we were in cruise flight at approximately 17000 ft MSL talking with ZBW. Center cleared us direct to sandy point VOR. The aircraft was turned to the heading for sandy point. Shortly thereafter, a westerly wind correction angle was made and later an additional angle was made, also westerly. Center called and said we were navigating direct to providence and not to sandy point as previously cleared. He (center) also instructed us to turn left 30 degrees. There were some blocked xmissions from center we thought might be directed for us and there was another commercial flight with a similar call sign as ours. These 2 factors certainly added to the difficulty center had communicating with us. I turned the aircraft as directed by center and at that time we were handed off to a new frequency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-200 MAINTAINING 17000 FT WAS CLRED DIRECT SEY. STRONG W WIND CAUSED 2 WESTERLY CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE. CTLR ADVISED WAS PROCEEDING DIRECT PVD AND CORRECTED 30 DEGS L. SAME RPTR ACN 363260.
Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM BOSTON ARPT, WE WERE IN CRUISE FLT AT APPROX 17000 FT MSL TALKING WITH ZBW. CTR CLRED US DIRECT TO SANDY POINT VOR. THE ACFT WAS TURNED TO THE HEADING FOR SANDY POINT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A WESTERLY WIND CORRECTION ANGLE WAS MADE AND LATER AN ADDITIONAL ANGLE WAS MADE, ALSO WESTERLY. CTR CALLED AND SAID WE WERE NAVING DIRECT TO PROVIDENCE AND NOT TO SANDY POINT AS PREVIOUSLY CLRED. HE (CTR) ALSO INSTRUCTED US TO TURN L 30 DEGS. THERE WERE SOME BLOCKED XMISSIONS FROM CTR WE THOUGHT MIGHT BE DIRECTED FOR US AND THERE WAS ANOTHER COMMERCIAL FLT WITH A SIMILAR CALL SIGN AS OURS. THESE 2 FACTORS CERTAINLY ADDED TO THE DIFFICULTY CTR HAD COMMUNICATING WITH US. I TURNED THE ACFT AS DIRECTED BY CTR AND AT THAT TIME WE WERE HANDED OFF TO A NEW FREQ.
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.