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First officer of an medium large transport inadvertently put the wrong heading for departure in the FMC causing the aircraft to turn to the wrong heading after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 320810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 320910 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departing runway 36L at mco, tower assigned us a heading on departure of 005 degrees. My first officer read this back and placed 050 degrees in the heading window and, since I was in the process of spooling up for the takeoff roll, I did not notice the problem. After takeoff, I called for 'heading select' and we started our turn. Tower called our error to our attention and we turned back to 005 degrees. This did not cause a conflict and I doubt that anything will come of it, but if an aircraft had been departing runway 35, a problem could have occurred. When departing on what is essentially runway heading, I believe that it is both unnecessary and hazardously confusing to tell a crew to place a trivial heading change into the 'game plan' while in the process of preparing for takeoff. If a heading is so important, then it should be placed in the SID.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF AN MLG INADVERTENTLY PUT THE WRONG HDG FOR DEP IN THE FMC CAUSING THE ACFT TO TURN TO THE WRONG HDG AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: DEPARTING RWY 36L AT MCO, TWR ASSIGNED US A HDG ON DEP OF 005 DEGS. MY FO READ THIS BACK AND PLACED 050 DEGS IN THE HDG WINDOW AND, SINCE I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SPOOLING UP FOR THE TKOF ROLL, I DID NOT NOTICE THE PROB. AFTER TKOF, I CALLED FOR 'HDG SELECT' AND WE STARTED OUR TURN. TWR CALLED OUR ERROR TO OUR ATTN AND WE TURNED BACK TO 005 DEGS. THIS DID NOT CAUSE A CONFLICT AND I DOUBT THAT ANYTHING WILL COME OF IT, BUT IF AN ACFT HAD BEEN DEPARTING RWY 35, A PROB COULD HAVE OCCURRED. WHEN DEPARTING ON WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY RWY HDG, I BELIEVE THAT IT IS BOTH UNNECESSARY AND HAZARDOUSLY CONFUSING TO TELL A CREW TO PLACE A TRIVIAL HDG CHANGE INTO THE 'GAME PLAN' WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR TKOF. IF A HDG IS SO IMPORTANT, THEN IT SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE SID.
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.