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Flight crew of air carrier large transport aircraft inadvertently deviated from assigned course due to entering the wrong VOR radial in the course selector.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 225164 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : slt |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 225164 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 224869 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I put in the wrong course out of slt -- 268 degrees instead of 240 degrees. I noticed at 15 mi west, and was correcting when ATC asked if we were on course. We said we were correcting. ATC advised no problem, no conflict involved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF ACR LGT ACFT INADVERTENTLY DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED COURSE DUE TO ENTERING THE WRONG VOR RADIAL IN THE COURSE SELECTOR.
Narrative: I PUT IN THE WRONG COURSE OUT OF SLT -- 268 DEGS INSTEAD OF 240 DEGS. I NOTICED AT 15 MI W, AND WAS CORRECTING WHEN ATC ASKED IF WE WERE ON COURSE. WE SAID WE WERE CORRECTING. ATC ADVISED NO PROBLEM, NO CONFLICT INVOLVED.
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.