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MD80 flight crew tracked a radial from the wrong VOR resulting in a heading track deviation deviation from clearance route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 316505 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199509 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : elp |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 316505 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 316967 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On departure runway 8R elp we had ewm tuned in to join J50 (081 degree radial) instead of elp. Departure control had us on a 065 degree vector to join J50. Before handing us off to ZAB departure controller gave us two subsequent 5 degree right turns. Had just realized our mistake when ZAB asked our assigned heading and if we had been given clearance to join J50. We were in a right turn when we answered affirmative and they pointed out that we had not done so. We then told center we were in a turn to join J50. No other comment from center regarding incident. A simple careless mistake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLC TRACKED A RADIAL FROM THE WRONG VOR RESULTING IN A HDG TRACK DEV DEV FROM CLRNC RTE.
Narrative: ON DEP RWY 8R ELP WE HAD EWM TUNED IN TO JOIN J50 (081 DEG RADIAL) INSTEAD OF ELP. DEP CTL HAD US ON A 065 DEG VECTOR TO JOIN J50. BEFORE HANDING US OFF TO ZAB DEP CTLR GAVE US TWO SUBSEQUENT 5 DEG R TURNS. HAD JUST REALIZED OUR MISTAKE WHEN ZAB ASKED OUR ASSIGNED HDG AND IF WE HAD BEEN GIVEN CLRNC TO JOIN J50. WE WERE IN A R TURN WHEN WE ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVE AND THEY POINTED OUT THAT WE HAD NOT DONE SO. WE THEN TOLD CTR WE WERE IN A TURN TO JOIN J50. NO OTHER COMMENT FROM CTR REGARDING INCIDENT. A SIMPLE CARELESS MISTAKE.
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.