A controller gives an MD80 flight crew a left turn to get them back onto the airway so as to provide proper separation standards for opposite direction, same altitude traffic.

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Attributes
ACN	403140
Time
Date	199805
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gve
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : j75
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	403140
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	403021
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 other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 60000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying down J75, approximately 60 NM north of gve, center gave us a 45 degree left vector for converging traffic also at FL310 en route to csn. Center said we were off course by 4.5 NM, west of centerline. We showed only 1 needle width to the right of center. After 20 degrees in our turn, the controller cleared both aircraft back to the vors being used for navigation. We watched the other plane on TCASII pass 10 mi to our right.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CTLR GIVES AN MD80 FLC A L TURN TO GET THEM BACK ONTO THE AIRWAY SO AS TO PROVIDE PROPER SEPARATION STANDARDS FOR OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SAME ALT TFC.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING DOWN J75, APPROX 60 NM N OF GVE, CTR GAVE US A 45 DEG L VECTOR FOR CONVERGING TFC ALSO AT FL310 ENRTE TO CSN. CTR SAID WE WERE OFF COURSE BY 4.5 NM, W OF CTRLINE. WE SHOWED ONLY 1 NEEDLE WIDTH TO THE R OF CTR. AFTER 20 DEGS IN OUR TURN, THE CTLR CLRED BOTH ACFT BACK TO THE VORS BEING USED FOR NAV. WE WATCHED THE OTHER PLANE ON TCASII PASS 10 MI TO OUR R.

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.