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Flight crew of BA41 misprograms FMS for descent intercept of fix, resulting in a heading deviation which is discovered by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 395800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : brv |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 41 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 395800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| 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:
ATC issues a barin transition into dulles, va, with crossing restr at barin at 5000 ft. PF started the descent, the PNF had some problems to program the FMS. PNF told the PF he put the barin transition in the FMS. After a couple seconds the PF noticed something was wrong with the FMS and questioned the PNF. At this time ZDC told us that we were off course and suggested heading to barin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF BA41 MISPROGRAMS FMS FOR DSCNT INTERCEPT OF FIX, RESULTING IN A HDG DEV WHICH IS DISCOVERED BY ATC.
Narrative: ATC ISSUES A BARIN TRANSITION INTO DULLES, VA, WITH XING RESTR AT BARIN AT 5000 FT. PF STARTED THE DSCNT, THE PNF HAD SOME PROBS TO PROGRAM THE FMS. PNF TOLD THE PF HE PUT THE BARIN TRANSITION IN THE FMS. AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS THE PF NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE FMS AND QUESTIONED THE PNF. AT THIS TIME ZDC TOLD US THAT WE WERE OFF COURSE AND SUGGESTED HDG TO BARIN.
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.