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An air carrier FK10 was cleared to hold at an intersection on a STAR and the flight crew proceeded directly toward the intersection, as they were already on vectors. However, the controller meant for them to rejoin and proceed to the intersection via the STAR route. This controller vectored them back to the route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 393010 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ott |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 393010 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other 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 | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On flight between gsp-phl, level at 15000 ft, there had been many delays due to strong surface winds in northeast. We had held (on dupont 3 arrival) at ott for approximately 40 mins and been slowed and stepped down (altitude) to 15000 ft. Out of the hold at ott we were cleared to phl via vectors. While on a vector, we received clearance, 'cleared to terri intersection, hold as published, efc XXXX.' I understood us cleared direct to terri, but as we started the turn, a frantic sounding controller stated he needed us on the arrival and gave us a vector to join the dupont 3 arrival. The rest of flight was uneventful. I should have clarified the clearance before pushing buttons on the FMC for the direct.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FK10 WAS CLRED TO HOLD AT AN INTXN ON A STAR AND THE FLC PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TOWARD THE INTXN, AS THEY WERE ALREADY ON VECTORS. HOWEVER, THE CTLR MEANT FOR THEM TO REJOIN AND PROCEED TO THE INTXN VIA THE STAR RTE. THIS CTLR VECTORED THEM BACK TO THE RTE.
Narrative: ON FLT BTWN GSP-PHL, LEVEL AT 15000 FT, THERE HAD BEEN MANY DELAYS DUE TO STRONG SURFACE WINDS IN NE. WE HAD HELD (ON DUPONT 3 ARR) AT OTT FOR APPROX 40 MINS AND BEEN SLOWED AND STEPPED DOWN (ALT) TO 15000 FT. OUT OF THE HOLD AT OTT WE WERE CLRED TO PHL VIA VECTORS. WHILE ON A VECTOR, WE RECEIVED CLRNC, 'CLRED TO TERRI INTXN, HOLD AS PUBLISHED, EFC XXXX.' I UNDERSTOOD US CLRED DIRECT TO TERRI, BUT AS WE STARTED THE TURN, A FRANTIC SOUNDING CTLR STATED HE NEEDED US ON THE ARR AND GAVE US A VECTOR TO JOIN THE DUPONT 3 ARR. THE REST OF FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED THE CLRNC BEFORE PUSHING BUTTONS ON THE FMC FOR THE DIRECT.
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.