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An MD80 took off from sea with the wrong radial dialed in for the departure. Flight crew intercepts wrong radial until TRACON calls and gives a vector to get back on course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 380180 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sea |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 380180 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 380179 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
XY29Z, sea departure control, climb out. ATC facility: sea departure control. Location: sea. I used the wrong radial for the mountain 4 SID. SID calls for the 158 degree radial and I used the 185 degree radial. I can only attribute this to fatigue. Both I and the first officer discussed the SID prior to leaving the gate. Sea departure didn't sound too concerned but did bring it to our attention. Supplemental information from acn 380179: the captain, who was flying, had 185 degrees set in his course window instead of 158 degrees. We did not catch this error until airborne. We took off on runway 16R and then turned to a heading 185 degrees to intercept the 185 degree radial. Moments later, departure control advised us that 158 degrees was the desired departure radial and then issued us a turn to 140 intercept the 158 radial.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 TOOK OFF FROM SEA WITH THE WRONG RADIAL DIALED IN FOR THE DEP. FLC INTERCEPTS WRONG RADIAL UNTIL TRACON CALLS AND GIVES A VECTOR TO GET BACK ON COURSE.
Narrative: XY29Z, SEA DEP CTL, CLBOUT. ATC FACILITY: SEA DEP CTL. LOCATION: SEA. I USED THE WRONG RADIAL FOR THE MOUNTAIN 4 SID. SID CALLS FOR THE 158 DEG RADIAL AND I USED THE 185 DEG RADIAL. I CAN ONLY ATTRIBUTE THIS TO FATIGUE. BOTH I AND THE FO DISCUSSED THE SID PRIOR TO LEAVING THE GATE. SEA DEP DIDN'T SOUND TOO CONCERNED BUT DID BRING IT TO OUR ATTN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 380179: THE CAPT, WHO WAS FLYING, HAD 185 DEGS SET IN HIS COURSE WINDOW INSTEAD OF 158 DEGS. WE DID NOT CATCH THIS ERROR UNTIL AIRBORNE. WE TOOK OFF ON RWY 16R AND THEN TURNED TO A HDG 185 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE 185 DEG RADIAL. MOMENTS LATER, DEP CTL ADVISED US THAT 158 DEGS WAS THE DESIRED DEP RADIAL AND THEN ISSUED US A TURN TO 140 INTERCEPT THE 158 RADIAL.
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.