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An S80 flight crew turns in the wrong direction and incorrect heading from what ZKC controller had issued, towards same altitude opposite direction traffic in cruise 65 mi southeast of laa, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478720 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : laa.vortac |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc tower : anc.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 478720 |
| 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 anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 48000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Level FL310 65 mi southeast laa, flight attendant opened cockpit door, starting saying something about passenger. ATC said 30 degrees right for traffic, started turn. At 15 degrees controller said confirm 30 degrees left. I said I thought you said 30 degrees right. We immediately turned back 30 degrees left from the original heading. Saw traffic at 2 O'clock position. Never got closer than 8 mi of aircraft. No TA or RA on TCASII. Controller thanked us and sent us to another frequency. We thought we heard right 30 degrees but flight attendant entry caused some distraction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 FLC TURNS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND INCORRECT HEADING FROM WHAT ZKC CTLR HAD ISSUED, TOWARDS SAME ALT OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC IN CRUISE 65 MI SE OF LAA, CO.
Narrative: LEVEL FL310 65 MI SE LAA, FLT ATTENDANT OPENED COCKPIT DOOR, STARTING SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT PAX. ATC SAID 30 DEGS R FOR TFC, STARTED TURN. AT 15 DEGS CTLR SAID CONFIRM 30 DEGS L. I SAID I THOUGHT YOU SAID 30 DEGS R. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK 30 DEGS L FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADING. SAW TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK POS. NEVER GOT CLOSER THAN 8 MI OF ACFT. NO TA OR RA ON TCASII. CTLR THANKED US AND SENT US TO ANOTHER FREQ. WE THOUGHT WE HEARD R 30 DEGS BUT FLT ATTENDANT ENTRY CAUSED SOME DISTR.
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.