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An air carrier MD80 flight crew overshot their final approach course when they forgot to arm the localizer intercept during an automatic approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 385769 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ipkq airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : 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 : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 385769 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 385770 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance 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:
After clearance to intercept localizer to runway 35C, failed to arm localizer. Drifted through localizer before correcting. Made turn to left to intercept. Final monitor came on and held us at 5000 ft due to traffic making approach to runway 35R. Intercepted localizer, got reclred for the approach, and landed normally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC OVERSHOT THEIR FINAL APCH COURSE WHEN THEY FORGOT TO ARM THE LOC INTERCEPT DURING AN AUTO APCH.
Narrative: AFTER CLRNC TO INTERCEPT LOC TO RWY 35C, FAILED TO ARM LOC. DRIFTED THROUGH LOC BEFORE CORRECTING. MADE TURN TO L TO INTERCEPT. FINAL MONITOR CAME ON AND HELD US AT 5000 FT DUE TO TFC MAKING APCH TO RWY 35R. INTERCEPTED LOC, GOT RECLRED FOR THE APCH, AND LANDED NORMALLY.
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.