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First officer of an airbus 320 failed to intercept jet airway during climb out due to not hearing clearance to join airway while maintaining the last vector heading.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 482880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying a scheduled flight from mem to ind, we departed on runway 9 and were being vectored. During our climb we were given a heading which I believe was to intercept J29, and I believe I acknowledged same. The first officer was flying the aircraft on autoplt and I was handling radios, checklists, etc. Later, ATC asked 'didn't I tell you to intercept J29?' I looked and noticed we were still on a heading approximately 10 NM left of J29. The first officer did not program the aircraft to intercept the airway perhaps because he never heard the instructions from ATC. I told ATC we were on a heading, asking him if he wanted us to join J29. We verified it was our filed route and he cleared us direct pxv which we immediately did, continuing to ind. We were climbing through approximately FL200-FL220 when he had queried us. I believe the ATC controller was correct and had given us a clearance to intercept J29. After acknowledging this clearance, I believe I verbally repeated it assuming the first officer understood the clearance. I then finished the checklist and made some logbook entries. Fatigue was most certainly a factor. It was the last leg of a long day. 8 hours scheduled flying, 12 hours 30 mins scheduled on duty. Late at night. I should have verified the first officer had properly programmed the aircraft, not assumed -- and fatigue most definitely contributed to this error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF AN AIRBUS 320 FAILED TO INTERCEPT JET AIRWAY DURING CLBOUT DUE TO NOT HEARING CLRNC TO JOIN AIRWAY WHILE MAINTAINING THE LAST VECTOR HDG.
Narrative: FLYING A SCHEDULED FLT FROM MEM TO IND, WE DEPARTED ON RWY 9 AND WERE BEING VECTORED. DURING OUR CLB WE WERE GIVEN A HDG WHICH I BELIEVE WAS TO INTERCEPT J29, AND I BELIEVE I ACKNOWLEDGED SAME. THE FO WAS FLYING THE ACFT ON AUTOPLT AND I WAS HANDLING RADIOS, CHKLISTS, ETC. LATER, ATC ASKED 'DIDN'T I TELL YOU TO INTERCEPT J29?' I LOOKED AND NOTICED WE WERE STILL ON A HDG APPROX 10 NM L OF J29. THE FO DID NOT PROGRAM THE ACFT TO INTERCEPT THE AIRWAY PERHAPS BECAUSE HE NEVER HEARD THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM ATC. I TOLD ATC WE WERE ON A HDG, ASKING HIM IF HE WANTED US TO JOIN J29. WE VERIFIED IT WAS OUR FILED RTE AND HE CLRED US DIRECT PXV WHICH WE IMMEDIATELY DID, CONTINUING TO IND. WE WERE CLBING THROUGH APPROX FL200-FL220 WHEN HE HAD QUERIED US. I BELIEVE THE ATC CTLR WAS CORRECT AND HAD GIVEN US A CLRNC TO INTERCEPT J29. AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING THIS CLRNC, I BELIEVE I VERBALLY REPEATED IT ASSUMING THE FO UNDERSTOOD THE CLRNC. I THEN FINISHED THE CHKLIST AND MADE SOME LOGBOOK ENTRIES. FATIGUE WAS MOST CERTAINLY A FACTOR. IT WAS THE LAST LEG OF A LONG DAY. 8 HRS SCHEDULED FLYING, 12 HRS 30 MINS SCHEDULED ON DUTY. LATE AT NIGHT. I SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED THE FO HAD PROPERLY PROGRAMMED THE ACFT, NOT ASSUMED -- AND FATIGUE MOST DEFINITELY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ERROR.
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.