Air carrier large transport track heading deviation.

Attributes
ACN	132403
Time
Date	198912
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : put
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j68 enroute airway : v130
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	132403
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying west on J68 with clearance to intercept and fly V130 inbound to bdl VOR. First officer flying and captain handling radios. First officer's instruments set on J68, captain supposedly on V130 course to be intercepted. First officer asked if captain had V130 set up. He said yes. First officer did not pick up chart and double-check, as this captain had previously made it clear he did not appreciate first officer's double-checking and reconfirming. He was a professional and 'know what I'm doing.' captain had set in wrong course. Center called and asked what we were doing and gave us immediate turn back to course. No conflict. Lessons learned: capts should not make other crew members feel guilty about double-checking them. All crew members should not worry about offending others by double-checking and reconfirming important flight parameters. It's what we get paid for.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT TRACK HEADING DEVIATION.

Narrative: FLYING W ON J68 WITH CLRNC TO INTERCEPT AND FLY V130 INBND TO BDL VOR. F/O FLYING AND CAPT HANDLING RADIOS. F/O'S INSTRUMENTS SET ON J68, CAPT SUPPOSEDLY ON V130 COURSE TO BE INTERCEPTED. F/O ASKED IF CAPT HAD V130 SET UP. HE SAID YES. F/O DID NOT PICK UP CHART AND DOUBLE-CHK, AS THIS CAPT HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE IT CLEAR HE DID NOT APPRECIATE F/O'S DOUBLE-CHKING AND RECONFIRMING. HE WAS A PROFESSIONAL AND 'KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.' CAPT HAD SET IN WRONG COURSE. CENTER CALLED AND ASKED WHAT WE WERE DOING AND GAVE US IMMEDIATE TURN BACK TO COURSE. NO CONFLICT. LESSONS LEARNED: CAPTS SHOULD NOT MAKE OTHER CREW MEMBERS FEEL GUILTY ABOUT DOUBLE-CHECKING THEM. ALL CREW MEMBERS SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT OFFENDING OTHERS BY DOUBLE-CHECKING AND RECONFIRMING IMPORTANT FLT PARAMETERS. IT'S WHAT WE GET PAID FOR.

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.