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MD80 flight crew has minor track deviation when programming of late runway change results in the loss of STAR arrival routing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 786386 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : t75.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | arrival star : qball |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 786.86 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe airspace violation : exit non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were cleared by ATC to turn to a 295 degree heading after passing the chikn intersection on the qball arrival in to stl. Approach informed us we would be landing on runway 11. We had previously briefed and set the FMS for runway 12R. Upon setting up the FMS for runway 11 the qball arrival dropped out of the FMS and the aircraft went into heading hold on approximately a 300 degree heading. A few minutes later ATC asked us what our heading was and we responded 295 degrees. The first officer had already updated the heading bug to 295 degrees. ATC assigned us a new heading and we landed uneventfully at stl with no traffic conflict. We were approximately 12 miles south of the chikn intersection when we turned to the 295 heading in error. Factors: 1. Busy cockpit activity running checklists and communicating with the flight attendants about the ride conditions. 2. Failure of us to back up FMS changes with the approach chart and each other. 3. ATC frequency congestion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS MINOR TRACK DEV WHEN PROGRAMMING OF LATE RWY CHANGE RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF STAR ARR ROUTING.
Narrative: WE WERE CLEARED BY ATC TO TURN TO A 295 DEG HDG AFTER PASSING THE CHIKN INTXN ON THE QBALL ARR IN TO STL. APCH INFORMED US WE WOULD BE LNDG ON RWY 11. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BRIEFED AND SET THE FMS FOR RWY 12R. UPON SETTING UP THE FMS FOR RWY 11 THE QBALL ARR DROPPED OUT OF THE FMS AND THE ACFT WENT INTO HDG HOLD ON APPROX A 300 DEG HDG. A FEW MINUTES LATER ATC ASKED US WHAT OUR HDG WAS AND WE RESPONDED 295 DEGS. THE FO HAD ALREADY UPDATED THE HDG BUG TO 295 DEGS. ATC ASSIGNED US A NEW HDG AND WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT STL WITH NO TFC CONFLICT. WE WERE APPROX 12 MILES S OF THE CHIKN INTXN WHEN WE TURNED TO THE 295 HDG IN ERROR. FACTORS: 1. BUSY COCKPIT ACTIVITY RUNNING CHKLISTS AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS ABOUT THE RIDE CONDITIONS. 2. FAILURE OF US TO BACK UP FMS CHANGES WITH THE APCH CHART AND EACH OTHER. 3. ATC FREQUENCY CONGESTION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.