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Heading track deviation by a B737-800 flight crew when they misread their hi altitude chart, picking up the wrong radial for airway J105 out of rzc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 628304 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : rzc.vortac |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc artcc : zkc.artcc tower : zzzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j105.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 628304 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 628225 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Clearance read mlc J105-J78.pxv. Looking at the hi-5 chart, J105 extended out of rzc at 025 degrees. Both captain and first officer looked at chart and read J105 out of rzc as 043 degree radial. When you look at rzc, it appears J105 extends out the 043 degree radial because along the airway there exists no black box redesignating the airway. It appears J105 extends out the 043 degree radial. Usually at a fix if an airway changes, there is a black box with the airway written in it. At rzc, there is no box because this is not an airway, but a route connecting 2 fixes. A very confusion point.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HDG TRACK DEV BY A B737-800 FLT CREW WHEN THEY MISREAD THEIR HI ALT CHART, PICKING UP THE WRONG RADIAL FOR AIRWAY J105 OUT OF RZC.
Narrative: CLRNC READ MLC J105-J78.PXV. LOOKING AT THE HI-5 CHART, J105 EXTENDED OUT OF RZC AT 025 DEGS. BOTH CAPT AND FO LOOKED AT CHART AND READ J105 OUT OF RZC AS 043 DEG RADIAL. WHEN YOU LOOK AT RZC, IT APPEARS J105 EXTENDS OUT THE 043 DEG RADIAL BECAUSE ALONG THE AIRWAY THERE EXISTS NO BLACK BOX REDESIGNATING THE AIRWAY. IT APPEARS J105 EXTENDS OUT THE 043 DEG RADIAL. USUALLY AT A FIX IF AN AIRWAY CHANGES, THERE IS A BLACK BOX WITH THE AIRWAY WRITTEN IN IT. AT RZC, THERE IS NO BOX BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN AIRWAY, BUT A RTE CONNECTING 2 FIXES. A VERY CONFUSION POINT.
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.