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An air carrier MD80 crew flew out the wrong radial of a VOR. Error admitted. Track heading deviation. Flight crew technique VOR navigation, admittedly faulty.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lit |
| State Reference | AR |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme tower : mex |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 347990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 347989 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were just starting the blue ridge 7 arrival. I called '244 outbound for the arrival, checked.' but I only checked my side and missed that the first officer had set the lit frequency and the outbound for fsm of 213 degree radial. At about 20 mi out, center told us to turn 30 degrees right to rejoin the arrival. There were no conflicts to report. Since we were used to waving radials on the route down and a crosswind from the right, I didn't notice the error until center called.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 CREW FLEW OUT THE WRONG RADIAL OF A VOR. ERROR ADMITTED. TRACK HDG DEV. FLC TECHNIQUE VOR NAV, ADMITTEDLY FAULTY.
Narrative: WE WERE JUST STARTING THE BLUE RIDGE 7 ARR. I CALLED '244 OUTBOUND FOR THE ARR, CHKED.' BUT I ONLY CHKED MY SIDE AND MISSED THAT THE FO HAD SET THE LIT FREQ AND THE OUTBOUND FOR FSM OF 213 DEG RADIAL. AT ABOUT 20 MI OUT, CTR TOLD US TO TURN 30 DEGS R TO REJOIN THE ARR. THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS TO RPT. SINCE WE WERE USED TO WAVING RADIALS ON THE RTE DOWN AND A XWIND FROM THE R, I DIDN'T NOTICE THE ERROR UNTIL CTR CALLED.
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.