<< >> NASA ASRS Report 332760, April 1996

While receiving IOE, an air carrier captain inadvertently selected the wrong heading, and turned to it after departure. The departure controller intervened and issued a new heading assignment to the flight crew.

Attributes
ACN	332760
Time
Date	199604
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 652 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	332760
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	332761
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departure clearance was 230 degree heading and climb to 4000 ft with vectors to intercept aus 330 degree radial (departure runway 13). Captain on IOE misset 330 degree heading and I didn't catch it. Completed turn to about 300 degrees when told to roll out by departure control. Then told to turn to 350 degrees to intercept 330 degree radial and continue departure. No other problems. Error should have been caught on instrument check.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE RECEIVING IOE, AN ACR CAPT INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE WRONG HDG, AND TURNED TO IT AFTER DEP. THE DEP CTLR INTERVENED AND ISSUED A NEW HDG ASSIGNMENT TO THE FLC.

Narrative: DEP CLRNC WAS 230 DEG HDG AND CLB TO 4000 FT WITH VECTORS TO INTERCEPT AUS 330 DEG RADIAL (DEP RWY 13). CAPT ON IOE MISSET 330 DEG HDG AND I DIDN'T CATCH IT. COMPLETED TURN TO ABOUT 300 DEGS WHEN TOLD TO ROLL OUT BY DEP CTL. THEN TOLD TO TURN TO 350 DEGS TO INTERCEPT 330 DEG RADIAL AND CONTINUE DEP. NO OTHER PROBS. ERROR SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT ON INST CHK.

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.