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Flight crew noted erroneous navigation signal on VOR station. Passenger in cabin using dictaphone. Passenger stopped using dictaphone. Navigation signals returned to normal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 128614 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hpw |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zdc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 128614 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Navigating outbnd on J191 from hpw to pxt. Needle centered on hpw 036 degree radial. At 30 mi switched to pxt 221 right and noted severe deflection to right. Rechecked on first officer VOR and turned to heading of 065 degree to intercept airway. Advised F/a's to check cabin for any electrical appliances and was told a gentleman in row 17 was using a dictaphone. He was told to discontinue, and did so. Remainder of flight to ewr was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW NOTED ERRONEOUS NAVIGATION SIGNAL ON VOR STATION. PASSENGER IN CABIN USING DICTAPHONE. PASSENGER STOPPED USING DICTAPHONE. NAVIGATION SIGNALS RETURNED TO NORMAL.
Narrative: NAVIGATING OUTBND ON J191 FROM HPW TO PXT. NEEDLE CENTERED ON HPW 036 DEG RADIAL. AT 30 MI SWITCHED TO PXT 221 R AND NOTED SEVERE DEFLECTION TO RIGHT. RECHECKED ON F/O VOR AND TURNED TO HDG OF 065 DEG TO INTERCEPT AIRWAY. ADVISED F/A'S TO CHECK CABIN FOR ANY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND WAS TOLD A GENTLEMAN IN ROW 17 WAS USING A DICTAPHONE. HE WAS TOLD TO DISCONTINUE, AND DID SO. REMAINDER OF FLT TO EWR WAS UNEVENTFUL.
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.