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An altitude clearance change, inexperienced PF and admittedly complacent PNF result in a track deviation from the mountain 5 departure in seattle, wa.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 556654 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 3 flight attendant time type : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 556654 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : no. 1 eng indications other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Air carrier X was cleared to takeoff on runway 16L sea, with the mountain 5 departure to 9000 ft. After takeoff, during climb out, the controller amended the altitude to 6000 ft, at about the time the SID specified a left turn to a 070 degree heading. The controller then directed a climb to 9000 ft. Passing 6000 ft, the controller directed us to maintain 6000 ft and queried us regarding the turn. Confusion arose due to multiple altitude changes causing us to turn late. First officer was flying. It was his first leg after IOE. The SID was not in the FMS database, crew entered it manually. Supplemental information from acn 566168: the crew was distraction by numerous altitude changes and subsequently the left turn to 070 degrees was initiated late. Contributing factors: new first officer (PF) and unwarranted complacency by captain considering mountain 5 departure not in FMS database.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ALT CLRNC CHANGE, INEXPERIENCED PF AND ADMITTEDLY COMPLACENT PNF RESULT IN A TRACK DEV FROM THE MOUNTAIN 5 DEP IN SEATTLE, WA.
Narrative: ACR X WAS CLRED TO TKOF ON RWY 16L SEA, WITH THE MOUNTAIN 5 DEP TO 9000 FT. AFTER TKOF, DURING CLBOUT, THE CTLR AMENDED THE ALT TO 6000 FT, AT ABOUT THE TIME THE SID SPECIFIED A L TURN TO A 070 DEG HDG. THE CTLR THEN DIRECTED A CLB TO 9000 FT. PASSING 6000 FT, THE CTLR DIRECTED US TO MAINTAIN 6000 FT AND QUERIED US REGARDING THE TURN. CONFUSION AROSE DUE TO MULTIPLE ALT CHANGES CAUSING US TO TURN LATE. FO WAS FLYING. IT WAS HIS FIRST LEG AFTER IOE. THE SID WAS NOT IN THE FMS DATABASE, CREW ENTERED IT MANUALLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 566168: THE CREW WAS DISTR BY NUMEROUS ALT CHANGES AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE L TURN TO 070 DEGS WAS INITIATED LATE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: NEW FO (PF) AND UNWARRANTED COMPLACENCY BY CAPT CONSIDERING MOUNTAIN 5 DEP NOT IN FMS DATABASE.
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.