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Flight crew of a super MD80 turned the wrong direction when instructed to make a turn during holding resulting in ATC intervention and amended instructions for maintaining standard separation with other traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ukw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw tower : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | 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 | 390390 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Inbound to dfw we were given holding instructions at kajay with an efc of XX40. We were still outbound on our first turn in holding when we were issued a left turn heading 020 degrees. I acknowledged the turn and we began the left turn. Rolling through about 160 degrees the controller asked if we had started our turn. I answered affirmative we're in a left turn to 020 degrees. ATC then issued an immediate right turn and descent to FL290. (We were at FL310.) immediately we complied with the instructions. When we were initially given the left turn I thought it was odd to be going the long way around. I didn't confirm the direction of the turn and I should have. Maybe I heard something different than what the controller said or maybe he actually instructed us to make a left turn when he meant a right turn. Next time I hear something I think is odd I will get a clarification.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A SUPER MD80 TURNED THE WRONG DIRECTION WHEN INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A TURN DURING HOLDING RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION AND AMENDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAINTAINING STANDARD SEPARATION WITH OTHER TFC.
Narrative: INBOUND TO DFW WE WERE GIVEN HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS AT KAJAY WITH AN EFC OF XX40. WE WERE STILL OUTBOUND ON OUR FIRST TURN IN HOLDING WHEN WE WERE ISSUED A L TURN HDG 020 DEGS. I ACKNOWLEDGED THE TURN AND WE BEGAN THE L TURN. ROLLING THROUGH ABOUT 160 DEGS THE CTLR ASKED IF WE HAD STARTED OUR TURN. I ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVE WE'RE IN A L TURN TO 020 DEGS. ATC THEN ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE R TURN AND DSCNT TO FL290. (WE WERE AT FL310.) IMMEDIATELY WE COMPLIED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS. WHEN WE WERE INITIALLY GIVEN THE L TURN I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD TO BE GOING THE LONG WAY AROUND. I DIDN'T CONFIRM THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN AND I SHOULD HAVE. MAYBE I HEARD SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE CTLR SAID OR MAYBE HE ACTUALLY INSTRUCTED US TO MAKE A L TURN WHEN HE MEANT A R TURN. NEXT TIME I HEAR SOMETHING I THINK IS ODD I WILL GET A CLARIFICATION.
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.