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While the captain of a DC9-30 was away from the flight deck for physiological reasons, the first officer missed a center frequency handoff resulting in the first officer missing a STAR turn due to attempting to find the new frequency. When the captain arrived back on the flight deck, correction was made at once.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 416842 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hmv |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : ztl |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 416842 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 416830 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Lost radio contact with ATC while on arrival into clt. Aircraft was handed over to me as captain left cockpit for physiological reasons. Never recall being handed off and missed frequency change though never given. Realized mistake and attempted to find frequency. Missed turn on airway while establishing communication. Should have inquired ATC as we began arrival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE THE CAPT OF A DC9-30 WAS AWAY FROM THE FLT DECK FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL REASONS, THE FO MISSED A CTR FREQ HDOF RESULTING IN THE FO MISSING A STAR TURN DUE TO ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE NEW FREQ. WHEN THE CAPT ARRIVED BACK ON THE FLT DECK, CORRECTION WAS MADE AT ONCE.
Narrative: LOST RADIO CONTACT WITH ATC WHILE ON ARR INTO CLT. ACFT WAS HANDED OVER TO ME AS CAPT LEFT COCKPIT FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL REASONS. NEVER RECALL BEING HANDED OFF AND MISSED FREQ CHANGE THOUGH NEVER GIVEN. REALIZED MISTAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO FIND FREQ. MISSED TURN ON AIRWAY WHILE ESTABLISHING COM. SHOULD HAVE INQUIRED ATC AS WE BEGAN ARR.
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.