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Flight crew of an MD80 failed to turn to new course heading when departing a VOR fix resulting in ATC intervention to remind them of their flight plan course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381695 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 8500 |
| ASRS Report | 381695 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 381850 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After passing atl VORTAC, tracked outbound on wrong radial. When advised by atl, corrected course and intercepted J-14. (Opposite navigation was on correct vuz radial and did not reflect substantial off course deviation.) atl indicated that no violation was involved. Subsequent call to supervisor also indicated no operational error or flight crew violation. Mitigating factor: passing over atlanta, PF made passenger service PA. After PA, PNF engaged PF in conversation further distracting situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD80 FAILED TO TURN TO NEW COURSE HEADING WHEN DEPARTING A VOR FIX RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION TO REMIND THEM OF THEIR FLT PLAN COURSE.
Narrative: AFTER PASSING ATL VORTAC, TRACKED OUTBOUND ON WRONG RADIAL. WHEN ADVISED BY ATL, CORRECTED COURSE AND INTERCEPTED J-14. (OPPOSITE NAV WAS ON CORRECT VUZ RADIAL AND DID NOT REFLECT SUBSTANTIAL OFF COURSE DEV.) ATL INDICATED THAT NO VIOLATION WAS INVOLVED. SUBSEQUENT CALL TO SUPVR ALSO INDICATED NO OPERROR OR FLC VIOLATION. MITIGATING FACTOR: PASSING OVER ATLANTA, PF MADE PAX SVC PA. AFTER PA, PNF ENGAGED PF IN CONVERSATION FURTHER DISTRACTING SIT.
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.