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Tpa departure control instructed an A320 crew turn to 110 degrees and climb to 14000 ft. Reporter states he turned to the wrong heading but also stated he stopped on heading 140 degrees in order to set new altitude and climb out of turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 426080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 426080 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During climb out of tpa en route to mbj, was given a heading of 110 degrees and climb to 14000 ft. Using FMS and autoplt, I started turn and set in climb altitude of 14000 ft. Shortly thereafter, ATC asked our heading. It was 140 degrees. He told us to level at 7000 ft (currently passing 6000 ft) and turn to a heading of 090 degrees for traffic. Traffic was 8 mi away at 8000 ft. We leveled off at 7000 ft. Traffic was no factor but would have been had ATC not discovered conflict so early. I was flying the aircraft via autoplt and started the large heading change to 110 degrees but must have stopped heading bug at 140 degrees in order to set new altitude in order to get higher and out of turbulence. I then must have forgot to check heading selected. I should have finished selecting heading before putting in the altitude. Captain verified altitude selected per our SOP's but procedures do not require verifying heading.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TPA DEP CTL INSTRUCTED AN A320 CREW TURN TO 110 DEGS AND CLB TO 14000 FT. RPTR STATES HE TURNED TO THE WRONG HDG BUT ALSO STATED HE STOPPED ON HDG 140 DEGS IN ORDER TO SET NEW ALT AND CLB OUT OF TURB.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT OF TPA ENRTE TO MBJ, WAS GIVEN A HDG OF 110 DEGS AND CLB TO 14000 FT. USING FMS AND AUTOPLT, I STARTED TURN AND SET IN CLB ALT OF 14000 FT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, ATC ASKED OUR HDG. IT WAS 140 DEGS. HE TOLD US TO LEVEL AT 7000 FT (CURRENTLY PASSING 6000 FT) AND TURN TO A HDG OF 090 DEGS FOR TFC. TFC WAS 8 MI AWAY AT 8000 FT. WE LEVELED OFF AT 7000 FT. TFC WAS NO FACTOR BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD ATC NOT DISCOVERED CONFLICT SO EARLY. I WAS FLYING THE ACFT VIA AUTOPLT AND STARTED THE LARGE HDG CHANGE TO 110 DEGS BUT MUST HAVE STOPPED HDG BUG AT 140 DEGS IN ORDER TO SET NEW ALT IN ORDER TO GET HIGHER AND OUT OF TURB. I THEN MUST HAVE FORGOT TO CHK HDG SELECTED. I SHOULD HAVE FINISHED SELECTING HDG BEFORE PUTTING IN THE ALT. CAPT VERIFIED ALT SELECTED PER OUR SOP'S BUT PROCS DO NOT REQUIRE VERIFYING HDG.
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.