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S80 aircraft autoplt did not capture outbound route from VOR. Radar controller saw the error and assigned a new heading to return to course. Flight crew did not monitor when the course change should have occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zla |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla tower : syr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 364950 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 364949 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
ATC facility: ZAB or ZLA. Location: blh. After crossing blh, autoplt went from VOR track to VOR course, autoplt did not capture on the newly selected outbound course. At 26 DME east of blh, ATC informed us we were south of the airway and about to enter a restr area. ATC instructed us to turn left and intercept the airway. ATC wanted us to verify assigned routing. We agreed on the assigned routing. Looking back, the crew should have monitored the autoplt closer when a course change occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: S80 ACFT AUTOPLT DID NOT CAPTURE OUTBOUND RTE FROM VOR. RADAR CTLR SAW THE ERROR AND ASSIGNED A NEW HDG TO RETURN TO COURSE. FLC DID NOT MONITOR WHEN THE COURSE CHANGE SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED.
Narrative: ATC FAC: ZAB OR ZLA. LOCATION: BLH. AFTER XING BLH, AUTOPLT WENT FROM VOR TRACK TO VOR COURSE, AUTOPLT DID NOT CAPTURE ON THE NEWLY SELECTED OUTBOUND COURSE. AT 26 DME E OF BLH, ATC INFORMED US WE WERE S OF THE AIRWAY AND ABOUT TO ENTER A RESTR AREA. ATC INSTRUCTED US TO TURN L AND INTERCEPT THE AIRWAY. ATC WANTED US TO VERIFY ASSIGNED ROUTING. WE AGREED ON THE ASSIGNED ROUTING. LOOKING BACK, THE CREW SHOULD HAVE MONITORED THE AUTOPLT CLOSER WHEN A COURSE CHANGE OCCURRED.
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.