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The flight crew tuned the wrong VOR and was tracking at cruise altitude toward palm springs from lax instead of tijuana.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325040 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla tower : rdu |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 325040 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight plan called for lax direct tijuana frequency 116.5. I dialed what I thought was the frequency and pushed VOR/localizer. Needles centered and autoplt locked on. Just then flight attendant called requesting a score of football game. I tuned am radio for score when center called and asked where we were going. I looked up and saw that I had put 115.5 in radio and we were tracking to palm springs, ca. It required that I make a 70 degree correction to get on course. Error was caused by interruption when I would have normally doublechked the navigation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC TUNED THE WRONG VOR AND WAS TRACKING AT CRUISE ALT TOWARD PALM SPRINGS FROM LAX INSTEAD OF TIJUANA.
Narrative: FLT PLAN CALLED FOR LAX DIRECT TIJUANA FREQ 116.5. I DIALED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE FREQ AND PUSHED VOR/LOC. NEEDLES CTRED AND AUTOPLT LOCKED ON. JUST THEN FLT ATTENDANT CALLED REQUESTING A SCORE OF FOOTBALL GAME. I TUNED AM RADIO FOR SCORE WHEN CTR CALLED AND ASKED WHERE WE WERE GOING. I LOOKED UP AND SAW THAT I HAD PUT 115.5 IN RADIO AND WE WERE TRACKING TO PALM SPRINGS, CA. IT REQUIRED THAT I MAKE A 70 DEG CORRECTION TO GET ON COURSE. ERROR WAS CAUSED BY INTERRUPTION WHEN I WOULD HAVE NORMALLY DOUBLECHKED THE NAV.
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.