Medium large transport aircraft. Captain mistuned first officer navigation radio and then he mistune...

Attributes
ACN	412220
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jot
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise 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 : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 5225 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	412220
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 flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

About 100 mi from our destination, I told the captain I was going off the center frequency to get the WX. We were about 10 mi from the joliet VOR and were to intercept the 359 degree radial outbound for the veena 1 arrival into milwaukee, wi -- not knowing the captain dialed in the wrong VOR frequency on #2 navigation radio. After crossing the jot VOR, he then dialed in the wrong VOR frequency on #1 navigation. Trying to intercept the 359 degree radial outbound took us off the airway to the northwest. After just coming back onto the center frequency, the center asked if we were intercepting the radial. The captain replied he was trying to while telling them the wrong VOR frequency he had dialed in. They advised us that the frequency to be used was 112.3 not 114.3, which was dialed in. We switched over to the right frequency and they gave us vectors to the veena intersection. Contributing factors were the normal workload that took the PNF away from monitoring the actions inside the cockpit, and a new first officer with a new captain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ACFT. CAPT MISTUNED FO NAV RADIO AND THEN HE MISTUNED HIS OWN.

Narrative: ABOUT 100 MI FROM OUR DEST, I TOLD THE CAPT I WAS GOING OFF THE CTR FREQ TO GET THE WX. WE WERE ABOUT 10 MI FROM THE JOLIET VOR AND WERE TO INTERCEPT THE 359 DEG RADIAL OUTBOUND FOR THE VEENA 1 ARR INTO MILWAUKEE, WI -- NOT KNOWING THE CAPT DIALED IN THE WRONG VOR FREQ ON #2 NAV RADIO. AFTER XING THE JOT VOR, HE THEN DIALED IN THE WRONG VOR FREQ ON #1 NAV. TRYING TO INTERCEPT THE 359 DEG RADIAL OUTBOUND TOOK US OFF THE AIRWAY TO THE NW. AFTER JUST COMING BACK ONTO THE CTR FREQ, THE CTR ASKED IF WE WERE INTERCEPTING THE RADIAL. THE CAPT REPLIED HE WAS TRYING TO WHILE TELLING THEM THE WRONG VOR FREQ HE HAD DIALED IN. THEY ADVISED US THAT THE FREQ TO BE USED WAS 112.3 NOT 114.3, WHICH WAS DIALED IN. WE SWITCHED OVER TO THE RIGHT FREQ AND THEY GAVE US VECTORS TO THE VEENA INTXN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE NORMAL WORKLOAD THAT TOOK THE PNF AWAY FROM MONITORING THE ACTIONS INSIDE THE COCKPIT, AND A NEW FO WITH A NEW CAPT.

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.

Medium large transport aircraft. Captain mistuned first officer navigation radio and then he mistuned his own.