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A BE40 pilot distracted after takeoff by a flight director failure and an 'H-stab fail' light deviated from his SID track.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 876993 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | SID ZZZ |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flight Director |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
While departing off of runway 34; we had a flight director failure while in icing and IMC conditions. Due to the conditions; I made the turn to heading 295 above 1000 ft; which put us one fourth mile east of the SID according to the tower controller. When the controller notified of this; we were already in the turn towards the 295 degree heading. To help with the correction; I turned to a heading of 285 degrees to get us back on the SID in an expeditious manner. The controller switched us over to departure; without saying we were in any kind of trouble; or giving us a phone number to call. As we switched over to departure; I recycled the flight director and it functioned normally and the flight continued without any further incidents. The main reason that the deviation happened was that my attention was diverted from 'flying' the plane by the failure of the flight director; and my attention to an 'H-stab fail' light that also illuminated as we entered icing conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE40 Pilot distracted after takeoff by a flight director failure and an 'H-Stab Fail' light deviated from his SID track.
Narrative: While departing off of Runway 34; we had a flight director failure while in icing and IMC conditions. Due to the conditions; I made the turn to heading 295 above 1000 FT; which put us one fourth mile east of the SID according to the Tower Controller. When the Controller notified of this; we were already in the turn towards the 295 degree heading. To help with the correction; I turned to a heading of 285 degrees to get us back on the SID in an expeditious manner. The Controller switched us over to Departure; without saying we were in any kind of trouble; or giving us a phone number to call. As we switched over to Departure; I recycled the flight director and it functioned normally and the flight continued without any further incidents. The main reason that the deviation happened was that my attention was diverted from 'flying' the plane by the failure of the flight director; and my attention to an 'H-Stab Fail' light that also illuminated as we entered icing conditions.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.