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Flight crew of a dehavilland dash 8, DH8, became distracted and wandered off of their assigned course resulting in ARTCC controller intervening to bring the error to their attention.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pmd |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 427840 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We departed bakersfield, ca, en route to phoenix, az. The flight plan was bfl.pmd.J65.blh:blhz.phz. About 10 mins into the flight we were given a clearance to go direct palmdale VOR. Not long after receiving this clearance, we had a yellow caution annunciator illuminate, 'cabin duct hot!' being preoccupied with taking care of this small problem, as well as handling the radios and arranging some charts I was trying to stow when all this started. I did not notice that a strong west wind had blown us east of course. ZLA brought this to our attention. I don't know if we encroached on bakersfield MOA or not. But we may have. Anyway, this heavy workload combined with a minimal rest period the night before caused me to be somewhat slow at recognizing our situation. Also, we did not have time to eat breakfast before going to the airport. Both of us were tired. I think that had I been more alert (less tired) I would have been able to deal with these events without any problems. Please call if you would like to discuss this further.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A DEHAVILLAND DASH 8, DH8, BECAME DISTRACTED AND WANDERED OFF OF THEIR ASSIGNED COURSE RESULTING IN ARTCC CTLR INTERVENING TO BRING THE ERROR TO THEIR ATTN.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED BAKERSFIELD, CA, ENRTE TO PHOENIX, AZ. THE FLT PLAN WAS BFL.PMD.J65.BLH:BLHZ.PHZ. ABOUT 10 MINS INTO THE FLT WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC TO GO DIRECT PALMDALE VOR. NOT LONG AFTER RECEIVING THIS CLRNC, WE HAD A YELLOW CAUTION ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATE, 'CABIN DUCT HOT!' BEING PREOCCUPIED WITH TAKING CARE OF THIS SMALL PROB, AS WELL AS HANDLING THE RADIOS AND ARRANGING SOME CHARTS I WAS TRYING TO STOW WHEN ALL THIS STARTED. I DID NOT NOTICE THAT A STRONG W WIND HAD BLOWN US E OF COURSE. ZLA BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTN. I DON'T KNOW IF WE ENCROACHED ON BAKERSFIELD MOA OR NOT. BUT WE MAY HAVE. ANYWAY, THIS HVY WORKLOAD COMBINED WITH A MINIMAL REST PERIOD THE NIGHT BEFORE CAUSED ME TO BE SOMEWHAT SLOW AT RECOGNIZING OUR SIT. ALSO, WE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO EAT BREAKFAST BEFORE GOING TO THE ARPT. BOTH OF US WERE TIRED. I THINK THAT HAD I BEEN MORE ALERT (LESS TIRED) I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH THESE EVENTS WITHOUT ANY PROBS. PLEASE CALL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER.
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.