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An air carrier MD80 flight crew forgot to follow their STAR's course after a series of vectors and a clearance back onto the arrival. The alert controller and the flight crew discover the error at the same time and they return to the proper track. No conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373824 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : byp |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 373824 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 373440 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far 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:
Inbound to byp, was given vectors for spacing and WX. Then cleared on heading to rejoin the arrival. I failed to reset the course to the outbound radial and did not make the turn toward the airport. ATC and I caught the error at the same time and turned left to rejoin. No conflict that I am aware of. This arrival has recently been changed to be flown off byp VOR rather than inbound to dfw VOR. Being able to switch over to the dfw VOR and tracking it inbound might have lessened the likelihood of missing the turn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC FORGOT TO FOLLOW THEIR STAR'S COURSE AFTER A SERIES OF VECTORS AND A CLRNC BACK ONTO THE ARR. THE ALERT CTLR AND THE FLC DISCOVER THE ERROR AT THE SAME TIME AND THEY RETURN TO THE PROPER TRACK. NO CONFLICT.
Narrative: INBOUND TO BYP, WAS GIVEN VECTORS FOR SPACING AND WX. THEN CLRED ON HDG TO REJOIN THE ARR. I FAILED TO RESET THE COURSE TO THE OUTBOUND RADIAL AND DID NOT MAKE THE TURN TOWARD THE ARPT. ATC AND I CAUGHT THE ERROR AT THE SAME TIME AND TURNED L TO REJOIN. NO CONFLICT THAT I AM AWARE OF. THIS ARR HAS RECENTLY BEEN CHANGED TO BE FLOWN OFF BYP VOR RATHER THAN INBOUND TO DFW VOR. BEING ABLE TO SWITCH OVER TO THE DFW VOR AND TRACKING IT INBOUND MIGHT HAVE LESSENED THE LIKELIHOOD OF MISSING THE TURN.
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.