DHC8 flight crew fails to obtain current ATIS at sea.

Attributes
ACN	439150
Time
Date	199906
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sea.vortac
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s46.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : ephrata 4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	439150
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received ATIS at XA50 and due to cut arrival time, didn't have time to get next current ATIS 'too close in.' ATC didn't tell us that the next current ATIS was active. The big change was, north flow versus south flow. We hit last fix on SID and made turn for south flow, which is above and across departures. ATC caught it after 2 mins, no conflicts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DHC8 FLC FAILS TO OBTAIN CURRENT ATIS AT SEA.

Narrative: RECEIVED ATIS AT XA50 AND DUE TO CUT ARR TIME, DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GET NEXT CURRENT ATIS 'TOO CLOSE IN.' ATC DIDN'T TELL US THAT THE NEXT CURRENT ATIS WAS ACTIVE. THE BIG CHANGE WAS, N FLOW VERSUS S FLOW. WE HIT LAST FIX ON SID AND MADE TURN FOR S FLOW, WHICH IS ABOVE AND ACROSS DEPS. ATC CAUGHT IT AFTER 2 MINS, NO CONFLICTS.

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.