Passenger electronic equipment interfered with aircraft navigation indication causing track heading ...

Attributes
ACN	101579
Time
Date	198901
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme tracon : bna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	101579
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On departure climb from bna controller gave us a heading 010 degrees. Upon frequency change center said we were off course, needed to correct to the east but gave us a west heading turn to 360 degrees. We turned for J-39 and rolled out on centerline. Later center said we were east of course 3 mi, turn 015 degrees for intercept. We noticed frequent needle swings on CDI and asked cabin attendant to check for electronics. Found 2 tape players on. When turned off navigation CDI needles stabilized and we corrected for on course. These devices are allowed according to our flight manual part 1 and the far's. Question: when will the FAA wake up and ban all these devices? After someone has an accident on an ILS or VOR approach?!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PASSENGER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT INTERFERED WITH ACFT NAVIGATION INDICATION CAUSING TRACK HEADING DEVIATION.

Narrative: ON DEP CLB FROM BNA CTLR GAVE US A HDG 010 DEGS. UPON FREQ CHANGE CENTER SAID WE WERE OFF COURSE, NEEDED TO CORRECT TO THE E BUT GAVE US A W HDG TURN TO 360 DEGS. WE TURNED FOR J-39 AND ROLLED OUT ON CENTERLINE. LATER CENTER SAID WE WERE E OF COURSE 3 MI, TURN 015 DEGS FOR INTERCEPT. WE NOTICED FREQUENT NEEDLE SWINGS ON CDI AND ASKED CABIN ATTENDANT TO CHECK FOR ELECTRONICS. FOUND 2 TAPE PLAYERS ON. WHEN TURNED OFF NAV CDI NEEDLES STABILIZED AND WE CORRECTED FOR ON COURSE. THESE DEVICES ARE ALLOWED ACCORDING TO OUR FLT MANUAL PART 1 AND THE FAR'S. QUESTION: WHEN WILL THE FAA WAKE UP AND BAN ALL THESE DEVICES? AFTER SOMEONE HAS AN ACCIDENT ON AN ILS OR VOR APCH?!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Passenger electronic equipment interfered with aircraft navigation indication causing track heading deviation.