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Flight crew of a B737-200 copied down and turned to the wrong heading during a vector to final on a STAR arrival.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374814 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bal airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bwi |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 374814 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 374810 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Given heading of flawd of 230 degrees. During turn at about 250 degrees queried ATC about heading. Controller came back and stated heading 320 degrees, but gave us direct bwi. I was flying. Captain on radio. I had written down clearance as heading 230 degrees. Controller stated no conflicts, no problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-200 COPIED DOWN AND TURNED TO THE WRONG HEADING DURING A VECTOR TO FINAL ON A STAR ARR.
Narrative: GIVEN HEADING OF FLAWD OF 230 DEGS. DURING TURN AT ABOUT 250 DEGS QUERIED ATC ABOUT HEADING. CTLR CAME BACK AND STATED HDG 320 DEGS, BUT GAVE US DIRECT BWI. I WAS FLYING. CAPT ON RADIO. I HAD WRITTEN DOWN CLRNC AS HDG 230 DEGS. CTLR STATED NO CONFLICTS, NO PROB.
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.