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First officer sets wrong VOR frequency. Heading deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 179391 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 179391 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Clearance was to fly heading 190 degrees to intercept 221 degree right of agc 110.0 to burgs intersection. First officer flying inadvertently switched radio to 112.0 mmj. Captain was on P/a leaving 10000'. Center directed flight to return to 190 degree heading to intercept 221 degree right off agc to burgs intersection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO SETS WRONG VOR FREQ. HEADING DEVIATION.
Narrative: CLRNC WAS TO FLY HDG 190 DEGS TO INTERCEPT 221 DEG R OF AGC 110.0 TO BURGS INTXN. F/O FLYING INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED RADIO TO 112.0 MMJ. CAPT WAS ON P/A LEAVING 10000'. CENTER DIRECTED FLT TO RETURN TO 190 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT 221 DEG R OFF AGC TO BURGS INTXN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.