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Attributes | |
ACN | 431473 |
Time | |
Date | 199903 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | navaid : bff.vortac |
State Reference | NE |
Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-300 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Route In Use | enroute airway : j94.airway |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1000 |
ASRS Report | 431473 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 900 |
ASRS Report | 431970 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
FMS flight plan was ocs J94 onl. Aircraft flew direct between ocs-onl and was observed by ZDV to be 12 NM north of J94.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-300 WAS OBSERVED 12 MI OFF COURSE BTWN 2 VORTACS. CREW BLAMES ERROR ON THE ACFT'S FMS SINCE THEY BELIEVED THAT THEY HAD PROGRAMMED IT WITH THE PROPER RTE.
Narrative: FMS FLT PLAN WAS OCS J94 ONL. ACFT FLEW DIRECT BTWN OCS-ONL AND WAS OBSERVED BY ZDV TO BE 12 NM N OF J94.
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.