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MD11 first officer updates current position to an incorrect latitude and longitude on north atlantic track.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 719182 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eggx.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : eggx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 719182 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While doing an IRS navigation check the first officer accidentally updated our current position to an incorrect latitude/longitude. This happened at '30 west.' it took about 10 mins to reset the IRS position to the GNS position and we were about 14 mi from our course. We corrected back to course with no further incident. The incident was caused by the first officer's lack of knowledge of the FMC and IRS system and by myself not paying attention to what he was doing. From now on when I fly with a crew member that I haven't flown with before; I will monitor all duties and procedures to ensure that they know what they are doing. This crew member has been on the aircraft for 2 yrs and told me he was very close to upgrade to captain; so I assumed that he was experienced in international procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD11 FO UPDATES CURRENT POS TO AN INCORRECT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ON NORTH ATLANTIC TRACK.
Narrative: WHILE DOING AN IRS NAV CHK THE FO ACCIDENTALLY UPDATED OUR CURRENT POS TO AN INCORRECT LATITUDE/LONGITUDE. THIS HAPPENED AT '30 WEST.' IT TOOK ABOUT 10 MINS TO RESET THE IRS POS TO THE GNS POS AND WE WERE ABOUT 14 MI FROM OUR COURSE. WE CORRECTED BACK TO COURSE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE FO'S LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE FMC AND IRS SYS AND BY MYSELF NOT PAYING ATTN TO WHAT HE WAS DOING. FROM NOW ON WHEN I FLY WITH A CREW MEMBER THAT I HAVEN'T FLOWN WITH BEFORE; I WILL MONITOR ALL DUTIES AND PROCS TO ENSURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. THIS CREW MEMBER HAS BEEN ON THE ACFT FOR 2 YRS AND TOLD ME HE WAS VERY CLOSE TO UPGRADE TO CAPT; SO I ASSUMED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCED IN INTL PROCS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.