Flight crew fails to respond to TRACON heading assignments.

Attributes
ACN	302639
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6840 flight time type : 5200
ASRS Report	302639
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

The charlotte final controller instructed us to turn from a heading of 080 degree to a heading of 025 degree to join the runway 36L ILS approach. My first officer, PF, had inadvertently turned off her communication #1 and communication #2 receivers and did not hear this clearance. After realizing this I took control of the airplane and attempted to capture the localizer. The clearance was issued late and I simply could not turn tight enough to keep from flying through the localizer. We were broken off the approach, were re- vectored and landed a short time later without incident. The first officer is new with the company and may not have been as situationally aware as she could be. I probably should have paid closer attention to her actions in the terminal area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FAILS TO RESPOND TO TRACON HDG ASSIGNMENTS.

Narrative: THE CHARLOTTE FINAL CTLR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN FROM A HDG OF 080 DEG TO A HDG OF 025 DEG TO JOIN THE RWY 36L ILS APCH. MY FO, PF, HAD INADVERTENTLY TURNED OFF HER COM #1 AND COM #2 RECEIVERS AND DID NOT HEAR THIS CLRNC. AFTER REALIZING THIS I TOOK CTL OF THE AIRPLANE AND ATTEMPTED TO CAPTURE THE LOC. THE CLRNC WAS ISSUED LATE AND I SIMPLY COULD NOT TURN TIGHT ENOUGH TO KEEP FROM FLYING THROUGH THE LOC. WE WERE BROKEN OFF THE APCH, WERE RE- VECTORED AND LANDED A SHORT TIME LATER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FO IS NEW WITH THE COMPANY AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AS SITUATIONALLY AWARE AS SHE COULD BE. I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE PAID CLOSER ATTN TO HER ACTIONS IN THE TERMINAL AREA.

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.