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Over atlantic ocean, northwest of bda, large transport experiences gross navigation errors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 242561 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bda |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 : atlantic enroute airway : a523 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17125 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 242561 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
En route from ewr to sxm when we became aware of gross navigation errors on both omegas. Each omega gave different indications which were inconsistent with time and heading from last known position. WX radar picked up bda and confirmed our position east of intended track. Investigation revealed that a passenger had been operating a portable tv.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OVER ATLANTIC OCEAN, NW OF BDA, LGT EXPERIENCES GROSS NAV ERRORS.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM EWR TO SXM WHEN WE BECAME AWARE OF GROSS NAV ERRORS ON BOTH OMEGAS. EACH OMEGA GAVE DIFFERENT INDICATIONS WHICH WERE INCONSISTENT WITH TIME AND HDG FROM LAST KNOWN POS. WX RADAR PICKED UP BDA AND CONFIRMED OUR POS E OF INTENDED TRACK. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A PAX HAD BEEN OPERATING A PORTABLE TV.
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.