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Medium large transport flight crew on ferry flight turns wrong direction after takeoff. Captain queries ATC, ATC upset, issues new clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 339439 |
| 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 other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
First officer was to be the PF departing runway 26L at atl. With all checklists complete, tower cleared us for takeoff to 'turn right 285 degrees at the MM.' as per company procedures the PF read back the clearance as I taxied onto the runway while setting my heading bug to 285 degrees. First officer took off and at the MM started a left turn instead of a right turn. I immediately said we needed to turn to 285 degrees. There was a second of confusion on his part as I queried the tower to confirm the 285 degree heading, as I checked for traffic to my left off runways 27. The tower sounded disturbed and said to turn right to 290 degrees now. No conflicts were noted. Some factors in this incident were cockpit temperatures in excess of 100 degrees F while on the ground which were very distracting. Also the first officer was brand new to our airline and also had no previous jet aircraft operations experience.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG FLC ON FERRY FLT TURNS WRONG DIRECTION AFTER TKOF. CAPT QUERIES ATC, ATC UPSET, ISSUES NEW CLRNC.
Narrative: FO WAS TO BE THE PF DEPARTING RWY 26L AT ATL. WITH ALL CHKLISTS COMPLETE, TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF TO 'TURN R 285 DEGS AT THE MM.' AS PER COMPANY PROCS THE PF READ BACK THE CLRNC AS I TAXIED ONTO THE RWY WHILE SETTING MY HDG BUG TO 285 DEGS. FO TOOK OFF AND AT THE MM STARTED A L TURN INSTEAD OF A R TURN. I IMMEDIATELY SAID WE NEEDED TO TURN TO 285 DEGS. THERE WAS A SECOND OF CONFUSION ON HIS PART AS I QUERIED THE TWR TO CONFIRM THE 285 DEG HDG, AS I CHKED FOR TFC TO MY L OFF RWYS 27. THE TWR SOUNDED DISTURBED AND SAID TO TURN R TO 290 DEGS NOW. NO CONFLICTS WERE NOTED. SOME FACTORS IN THIS INCIDENT WERE COCKPIT TEMPS IN EXCESS OF 100 DEGS F WHILE ON THE GND WHICH WERE VERY DISTRACTING. ALSO THE FO WAS BRAND NEW TO OUR AIRLINE AND ALSO HAD NO PREVIOUS JET ACFT OPS EXPERIENCE.
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.