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Air carrier descending on williamsport 1 STAR at 13000 ft nearing hayed intersection, cleared 150 degrees heading and then forgotten by the controller. Finally made contact with controller when near ard and vectored for landing ewr. 25 min delay on arrival.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346110 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fqm |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 346110 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
At hayed intersection on the williamsport 1 arrival to ewr at assigned altitude 13000 ft MSL, ny approach assigned us a 150 degree heading, then stopped talking to us. Nothing was wrong with our radios. We heard ny approach directing other aircraft, but no further vectors/altitudes for us. When I asked if the controller had forgotten us, the controller no longer 'had' us in his control and had no time to 'sort out' what had happened to us. I attempted contact on two other approach frequencys and received vectors to downwind at ewr. In the time that had elapsed on our 150 degree heading vector, we ended up overhead the yardley VOR near philadelphia before being assigned a heading back toward newark. This added 25 mins to our flight time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR DSNDING ON WILLIAMSPORT 1 STAR AT 13000 FT NEARING HAYED INTXN, CLRED 150 DEGS HDG AND THEN FORGOTTEN BY THE CTLR. FINALLY MADE CONTACT WITH CTLR WHEN NEAR ARD AND VECTORED FOR LNDG EWR. 25 MIN DELAY ON ARR.
Narrative: AT HAYED INTXN ON THE WILLIAMSPORT 1 ARR TO EWR AT ASSIGNED ALT 13000 FT MSL, NY APCH ASSIGNED US A 150 DEG HDG, THEN STOPPED TALKING TO US. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH OUR RADIOS. WE HEARD NY APCH DIRECTING OTHER ACFT, BUT NO FURTHER VECTORS/ALTS FOR US. WHEN I ASKED IF THE CTLR HAD FORGOTTEN US, THE CTLR NO LONGER 'HAD' US IN HIS CTL AND HAD NO TIME TO 'SORT OUT' WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO US. I ATTEMPTED CONTACT ON TWO OTHER APCH FREQS AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO DOWNWIND AT EWR. IN THE TIME THAT HAD ELAPSED ON OUR 150 DEG HDG VECTOR, WE ENDED UP OVERHEAD THE YARDLEY VOR NEAR PHILADELPHIA BEFORE BEING ASSIGNED A HDG BACK TOWARD NEWARK. THIS ADDED 25 MINS TO OUR FLT TIME.
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.