Proximity of restr area in foreign airspace. Later, loss of communication frequency with approach co...

Attributes
ACN	248076
Time
Date	199308
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rjtg
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : rjtg tracon : nrt tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	248076
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	248322
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While proceeding north on B586 between temar and manat, we were cleared 'present position direct organ' intersection. While deviating to the right (east) to avoid WX, we almost entered restr area rj(right)-116. Tokyo control informed us that we were within 1 mi of entering the restr area. We were correcting back to course and did not actually enter the restr area. We had previously received clearance to deviate in order to avoid thunderstorms, but were closer to the restr area than planned. Fatigue was a factor in coming this close to a restr area. This was the second 'all nighter' in a row. Supplemental information from acn 248322: also on same trip, while being radar vectored for the runway 34 ILS approach at narita international airport, the copilot inadvertently and briefly lost radio communication with tokyo approach. Both pilots became suspicious when our vector heading took us through the final approach. Radio communication was reestablished.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROX OF RESTR AREA IN FOREIGN AIRSPACE. LATER, LOSS OF COM FREQ WITH APCH CTL.

Narrative: WHILE PROCEEDING N ON B586 BTWN TEMAR AND MANAT, WE WERE CLRED 'PRESENT POS DIRECT ORGAN' INTXN. WHILE DEVIATING TO THE R (E) TO AVOID WX, WE ALMOST ENTERED RESTR AREA RJ(R)-116. TOKYO CTL INFORMED US THAT WE WERE WITHIN 1 MI OF ENTERING THE RESTR AREA. WE WERE CORRECTING BACK TO COURSE AND DID NOT ACTUALLY ENTER THE RESTR AREA. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED CLRNC TO DEVIATE IN ORDER TO AVOID TSTMS, BUT WERE CLOSER TO THE RESTR AREA THAN PLANNED. FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR IN COMING THIS CLOSE TO A RESTR AREA. THIS WAS THE SECOND 'ALL NIGHTER' IN A ROW. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 248322: ALSO ON SAME TRIP, WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED FOR THE RWY 34 ILS APCH AT NARITA INTL ARPT, THE COPLT INADVERTENTLY AND BRIEFLY LOST RADIO COM WITH TOKYO APCH. BOTH PLTS BECAME SUSPICIOUS WHEN OUR VECTOR HDG TOOK US THROUGH THE FINAL APCH. RADIO COM WAS REESTABLISHED.

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.

Proximity of restr area in foreign airspace. Later, loss of communication frequency with approach control.