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Flight crew of a B727 failed to follow flight plan course and were alerted by ARTCC controller of their apparent error. A return to assigned course was made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 454550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | WY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc tower : pia.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 19400 flight time type : 2900 |
| ASRS Report | 454550 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Our cleared route was bil J13 ddy J170 mbw ramms 2 den. We departed ddy on the course out of mbw instead of J170. ZDV asked us if we were proceeding direct mbw and we then did so. Complacency strikes again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727 FAILED TO FOLLOW FLT PLAN COURSE AND WERE ALERTED BY ARTCC CTLR OF THEIR APPARENT ERROR. A RETURN TO ASSIGNED COURSE WAS MADE.
Narrative: OUR CLRED RTE WAS BIL J13 DDY J170 MBW RAMMS 2 DEN. WE DEPARTED DDY ON THE COURSE OUT OF MBW INSTEAD OF J170. ZDV ASKED US IF WE WERE PROCEEDING DIRECT MBW AND WE THEN DID SO. COMPLACENCY STRIKES AGAIN.
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.