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MD80 flight crew is distraction when a flight attendant comes into the cockpit and the first officer intercepts the wrong VOR radial.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 514580 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : tvt.vor |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : keath 2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5764 |
| ASRS Report | 514580 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During ar to cle, we were cleared to intercept the 'arrival radial.' first officer flying. Captain was to monitor. Cockpit chime rang, with door knock. Flight attendant was at the door. Captain used electric door unlock to allow her in. I (captain) then was involved in answering her questions. At the conclusion, she left the cockpit. As I turned back to monitor, center asked if we were in a turn to intercept. I said yes, as we were in a turn, rolling out. I looked at the instruments and realized the first officer had intercepted the wrong radial (322 degree versus correct 040 degree radial). Keatn 2 arrival (keatn.KEATN2). First officer had correct VOR (RVR), but was using 322 degree radial as depicted for bsv. I immediately commanded right turn to correct, also center asked if we were in a 'right' turn. I said yes. ATC directed 080 degrees to intercept 040 degrees. No known aircraft conflicts. No comments from ATC. Normal vectoring to put us over keatn and switch to approach. At most separation, we were about 15 mi west of tvt 040 degree radial, outbound on 322 degree radial. Distraction, 2-MAN cockpit, and slow ATC correction allowed significant pilot error as first officer was confused. We were above 'sterile cockpit' altitude. Captain should have monitored turn, even with the distraction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLT CREW IS DISTR WHEN A FLT ATTENDANT COMES INTO THE COCKPIT AND THE FO INTERCEPTS THE WRONG VOR RADIAL.
Narrative: DURING AR TO CLE, WE WERE CLRED TO INTERCEPT THE 'ARR RADIAL.' FO FLYING. CAPT WAS TO MONITOR. COCKPIT CHIME RANG, WITH DOOR KNOCK. FLT ATTENDANT WAS AT THE DOOR. CAPT USED ELECTRIC DOOR UNLOCK TO ALLOW HER IN. I (CAPT) THEN WAS INVOLVED IN ANSWERING HER QUESTIONS. AT THE CONCLUSION, SHE LEFT THE COCKPIT. AS I TURNED BACK TO MONITOR, CTR ASKED IF WE WERE IN A TURN TO INTERCEPT. I SAID YES, AS WE WERE IN A TURN, ROLLING OUT. I LOOKED AT THE INSTS AND REALIZED THE FO HAD INTERCEPTED THE WRONG RADIAL (322 DEG VERSUS CORRECT 040 DEG RADIAL). KEATN 2 ARR (KEATN.KEATN2). FO HAD CORRECT VOR (RVR), BUT WAS USING 322 DEG RADIAL AS DEPICTED FOR BSV. I IMMEDIATELY COMMANDED R TURN TO CORRECT, ALSO CTR ASKED IF WE WERE IN A 'R' TURN. I SAID YES. ATC DIRECTED 080 DEGS TO INTERCEPT 040 DEGS. NO KNOWN ACFT CONFLICTS. NO COMMENTS FROM ATC. NORMAL VECTORING TO PUT US OVER KEATN AND SWITCH TO APCH. AT MOST SEPARATION, WE WERE ABOUT 15 MI W OF TVT 040 DEG RADIAL, OUTBOUND ON 322 DEG RADIAL. DISTR, 2-MAN COCKPIT, AND SLOW ATC CORRECTION ALLOWED SIGNIFICANT PLT ERROR AS FO WAS CONFUSED. WE WERE ABOVE 'STERILE COCKPIT' ALT. CAPT SHOULD HAVE MONITORED TURN, EVEN WITH THE 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.