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A B737-200 flight crew failed to correctly hear a vector heading and flew in the wrong direction near bos.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 452375 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | arrival star : orw 2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 452375 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 452370 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
When cleared out of the published holding pattern at pvd on the norwich 2 arrival, we were issued vectors of 060 degrees. First officer was flying. He rotated the heading knob to begin the turn and I left the frequency to talk on the PA and get the cabin secured for the approach. The first officer turned from a 130 degree heading to a 260 degree heading and I missed it. The ZBW controller called back and issued an expeditious turn to 060 degrees and direct bos. It appears the first officer heard 260 degrees instead of 060 degrees and I missed it too with no EFIS picture and in solid WX. I had no clues that the heading was wrong in that we were headed away from bos instead of toward it. In the future, I will wait until the turn is accomplished to go off frequency or such.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 FLC FAILED TO CORRECTLY HEAR A VECTOR HDG AND FLEW IN THE WRONG DIRECTION NEAR BOS.
Narrative: WHEN CLRED OUT OF THE PUBLISHED HOLDING PATTERN AT PVD ON THE NORWICH 2 ARR, WE WERE ISSUED VECTORS OF 060 DEGS. FO WAS FLYING. HE ROTATED THE HDG KNOB TO BEGIN THE TURN AND I LEFT THE FREQ TO TALK ON THE PA AND GET THE CABIN SECURED FOR THE APCH. THE FO TURNED FROM A 130 DEG HDG TO A 260 DEG HDG AND I MISSED IT. THE ZBW CTLR CALLED BACK AND ISSUED AN EXPEDITIOUS TURN TO 060 DEGS AND DIRECT BOS. IT APPEARS THE FO HEARD 260 DEGS INSTEAD OF 060 DEGS AND I MISSED IT TOO WITH NO EFIS PICTURE AND IN SOLID WX. I HAD NO CLUES THAT THE HDG WAS WRONG IN THAT WE WERE HEADED AWAY FROM BOS INSTEAD OF TOWARD IT. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL WAIT UNTIL THE TURN IS ACCOMPLISHED TO GO OFF FREQ OR SUCH.
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.