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Captain of an MD88 forgot to arm the navigation mode of the FMS while on a departure vector causing flying through their flight planned airway. ARTCC radar controller intervened and vectored him back on the intended airway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422110 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : orl |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zjx |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 422110 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft assigned vector to join airway north of orl. Captain was PF. FMS was programmed accordingly but forgot to arm navigation. Aircraft went through airway and was queried by center before flight crew noticed it. Contributing factor: map display was set on long range.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN MD88 FORGOT TO ARM THE NAV MODE OF THE FMS WHILE ON A DEP VECTOR CAUSING FLYING THROUGH THEIR FLT PLANNED AIRWAY. ARTCC RADAR CTLR INTERVENED AND VECTORED HIM BACK ON THE INTENDED AIRWAY.
Narrative: ACFT ASSIGNED VECTOR TO JOIN AIRWAY N OF ORL. CAPT WAS PF. FMS WAS PROGRAMMED ACCORDINGLY BUT FORGOT TO ARM NAV. ACFT WENT THROUGH AIRWAY AND WAS QUERIED BY CTR BEFORE FLC NOTICED IT. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: MAP DISPLAY WAS SET ON LONG RANGE.
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.