An air carrier medium large transport had less than standard separation preceded by a heading track ...

Attributes
ACN	235437
Time
Date	199303
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdf
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	235437
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 700
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While legal at FL290 we missed a turn called for in our flight plan. Our filed route was odi-J30-bribe-bdf. Conversation in the cockpit was flowing and when I checked the DME, I noticed that we were 15 NM past bribe on J30. I notified the captain who was the PF that we were beyond bribe and he commenced a turn toward bdf. Before reaching bdf, ATC cleared us to climb and maintain FL310 and expedite the climb. Traffic was issued at 2 O'clock at FL290. We crossed the traffic at about FL300 climbing. Our aircraft was not TCASII equipped. I believe that our late turn was a contributing factor, but the bulk of the cause rests with ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG HAD LTSS PRECEDED BY A HDG TRACK DEV.

Narrative: WHILE LEGAL AT FL290 WE MISSED A TURN CALLED FOR IN OUR FLT PLAN. OUR FILED RTE WAS ODI-J30-BRIBE-BDF. CONVERSATION IN THE COCKPIT WAS FLOWING AND WHEN I CHKED THE DME, I NOTICED THAT WE WERE 15 NM PAST BRIBE ON J30. I NOTIFIED THE CAPT WHO WAS THE PF THAT WE WERE BEYOND BRIBE AND HE COMMENCED A TURN TOWARD BDF. BEFORE REACHING BDF, ATC CLRED US TO CLB AND MAINTAIN FL310 AND EXPEDITE THE CLB. TFC WAS ISSUED AT 2 O'CLOCK AT FL290. WE CROSSED THE TFC AT ABOUT FL300 CLBING. OUR ACFT WAS NOT TCASII EQUIPPED. I BELIEVE THAT OUR LATE TURN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, BUT THE BULK OF THE CAUSE RESTS WITH ATC.

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.

An air carrier medium large transport had less than standard separation preceded by a heading track deviation.