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An air carrier instructor in a B737-200 has an first officer, on the first IOE flight, who forgets to turn to the outbound heading on a STAR. An alert ARTCC controller corrects the flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : blh.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | arrival star : arlin.arlin1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 17000 |
| ASRS Report | 431830 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
New first officer in training flying aircraft. At station passage (VOR unlock and in cone of confusion) or just prior, cockpit crew was summoned by flight attendants over intercom for temperature adjustment in cabin. Captain was distraction momentarily to make adjustment and respond to call. While adjusting cabin temperature controller, first officer overshot outbound 089 degree radial for arrival into phx. Center called for action (said 10 mi north of course). DME read 7.2. First officer had already initiated turn (late) and was in 30 degree angle of bank passing heading of 110 degrees to correct. Center called to increase heading to 130 degrees. We complied and received 'guidance' from ZLA. Our fault for allowing a distraction to misalign aircraft. Aviate, navigation, communicate -- no excuse! Lesson relearned. Lesson: false sense of security for new first officer with check airman in old 200 basic VOR aircraft and inattn to detail. My (check airman) error -- thoroughly debriefed to new first officer. It was her first leg with me on IOE.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR INSTRUCTOR IN A B737-200 HAS AN FO, ON THE FIRST IOE FLT, WHO FORGETS TO TURN TO THE OUTBOUND HDG ON A STAR. AN ALERT ARTCC CTLR CORRECTS THE FLC.
Narrative: NEW FO IN TRAINING FLYING ACFT. AT STATION PASSAGE (VOR UNLOCK AND IN CONE OF CONFUSION) OR JUST PRIOR, COCKPIT CREW WAS SUMMONED BY FLT ATTENDANTS OVER INTERCOM FOR TEMP ADJUSTMENT IN CABIN. CAPT WAS DISTR MOMENTARILY TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT AND RESPOND TO CALL. WHILE ADJUSTING CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER, FO OVERSHOT OUTBOUND 089 DEG RADIAL FOR ARR INTO PHX. CTR CALLED FOR ACTION (SAID 10 MI N OF COURSE). DME READ 7.2. FO HAD ALREADY INITIATED TURN (LATE) AND WAS IN 30 DEG ANGLE OF BANK PASSING HDG OF 110 DEGS TO CORRECT. CTR CALLED TO INCREASE HDG TO 130 DEGS. WE COMPLIED AND RECEIVED 'GUIDANCE' FROM ZLA. OUR FAULT FOR ALLOWING A DISTR TO MISALIGN ACFT. AVIATE, NAV, COMMUNICATE -- NO EXCUSE! LESSON RELEARNED. LESSON: FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY FOR NEW FO WITH CHK AIRMAN IN OLD 200 BASIC VOR ACFT AND INATTN TO DETAIL. MY (CHK AIRMAN) ERROR -- THOROUGHLY DEBRIEFED TO NEW FO. IT WAS HER FIRST LEG WITH ME ON IOE.
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.