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Seasoned air carrier PIC admits to a reporter induced error of a heading track deviation during the lax 2 departure SID procedure at lax.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303748 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax tracon : ntd |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 303748 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 11500 |
| ASRS Report | 303647 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The 'lax 2' departure states if departing runway 24L or runway 24R to fly heading 250 degrees and maintain 2000 ft. Flight took off on assigned runway 24L lax. After takeoff and departure check-in, we were given 3000 ft and traffic to our 1 O'clock position at 1500 ft. The captain was flying, I was the first officer. After looking for traffic I observed we were turning left, I told the captain the (SID) required heading (250 degrees). He misread 220 degree heading for runway 25L not (24L) our runway: so we turned back towards heading of 250 degrees. By this time departure control questioned our turn. We explained what happened. The captain was appreciative of myself being heads up and catching his mistake. He admitted he just misread the SID. Supplemental information from acn 303647:I turned to heading 220 degrees prescribed for runway 25. I have no explanation for my action other than we landed on runway 25 and my mind was on runway 25 maybe. The first officer caught my turn back to FL250, but the controller told us to turn left 190 degrees which I did, before he changed us to the next frequency. He told us that we should have maintained heading 250 degrees, which we acknowledged. I really have no explanation other than a brain-fart. I have over 16000 hours and this is the first and I hope the last time I make this type of error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SEASONED ACR PIC ADMITS TO A RPTR INDUCED ERROR OF A HDG TRACK DEV DURING THE LAX 2 DEP SID PROC AT LAX.
Narrative: THE 'LAX 2' DEP STATES IF DEPARTING RWY 24L OR RWY 24R TO FLY HDG 250 DEGS AND MAINTAIN 2000 FT. FLT TOOK OFF ON ASSIGNED RWY 24L LAX. AFTER TKOF AND DEP CHK-IN, WE WERE GIVEN 3000 FT AND TFC TO OUR 1 O'CLOCK POS AT 1500 FT. THE CAPT WAS FLYING, I WAS THE FO. AFTER LOOKING FOR TFC I OBSERVED WE WERE TURNING L, I TOLD THE CAPT THE (SID) REQUIRED HDG (250 DEGS). HE MISREAD 220 DEG HDG FOR RWY 25L NOT (24L) OUR RWY: SO WE TURNED BACK TOWARDS HDG OF 250 DEGS. BY THIS TIME DEP CTL QUESTIONED OUR TURN. WE EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. THE CAPT WAS APPRECIATIVE OF MYSELF BEING HEADS UP AND CATCHING HIS MISTAKE. HE ADMITTED HE JUST MISREAD THE SID. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 303647:I TURNED TO HDG 220 DEGS PRESCRIBED FOR RWY 25. I HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR MY ACTION OTHER THAN WE LANDED ON RWY 25 AND MY MIND WAS ON RWY 25 MAYBE. THE FO CAUGHT MY TURN BACK TO FL250, BUT THE CTLR TOLD US TO TURN L 190 DEGS WHICH I DID, BEFORE HE CHANGED US TO THE NEXT FREQ. HE TOLD US THAT WE SHOULD HAVE MAINTAINED HDG 250 DEGS, WHICH WE ACKNOWLEDGED. I REALLY HAVE NO EXPLANATION OTHER THAN A BRAIN-FART. I HAVE OVER 16000 HRS AND THIS IS THE FIRST AND I HOPE THE LAST TIME I MAKE THIS TYPE OF ERROR.
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.