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First officer of a DC9 overshot turn on STAR arrival due to being distraction by a maintenance write-up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 449679 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : fwa.vortac |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : mizar.mizar 3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1250 |
| ASRS Report | 449679 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 449670 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was at fwa joining mizar 3 STAR. First officer was at the controls. Captain and first officer were discussing a maintenance write-up. First officer missed the turn to intercept the 039 degree radial fwa. ZAU called and noted we had missed the turn. We were about 10 NM north of fwa in the turn, maximum deviation from course. First officer immediately corrected back to the 039 degree radial. Center advised that there was no conflicting traffic. A hydraulic quantity write-up and another maintenance write-up were allowed to distract the crew from proper navigation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF A DC9 OVERSHOT TURN ON STAR ARR DUE TO BEING DISTR BY A MAINT WRITE-UP.
Narrative: WAS AT FWA JOINING MIZAR 3 STAR. FO WAS AT THE CTLS. CAPT AND FO WERE DISCUSSING A MAINT WRITE-UP. FO MISSED THE TURN TO INTERCEPT THE 039 DEG RADIAL FWA. ZAU CALLED AND NOTED WE HAD MISSED THE TURN. WE WERE ABOUT 10 NM N OF FWA IN THE TURN, MAX DEV FROM COURSE. FO IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED BACK TO THE 039 DEG RADIAL. CTR ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO CONFLICTING TFC. A HYD QUANTITY WRITE-UP AND ANOTHER MAINT WRITE-UP WERE ALLOWED TO DISTRACT THE CREW FROM PROPER NAV.
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.