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Super MD80 climbing on 330 degree heading to intercept J70. First officer, PF, set 276 degree radial but failed to tune svm VOR, was on dxo. Problem making contact with ZOB. When communication established, center gave new heading to intercept and queried flight what was the problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348549 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : svm |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob tracon : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | 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 |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 348549 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 348550 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On departure, clearance was to dunks intersection, dtw 296/39 frequency 113.4. Departure gave us amended instruction, turn north to intercept J70, salem VOR, 276 degree radial off frequency 114.3. At same time, received a frequency change and subsequently unable to reach center on that frequency while we tried to recycle and/or determine correct frequency. I, the first officer, dialed in 276 degree radial but misread VOR and left 113.4 instead of changing to 114.3. Simply a case of reversing the frequency sequence. When we finally recontacted ATC, they had been very busy with calls and it took us a while to get through. They gave us a new heading to intercept. Later center asked what occurred. No further problems after that. Supplemental information from acn 348550: cleared to heading of 310 degrees, intercept J70 climb to 13000 ft. Contact ZOB. Unable center, back to departure frequency busy. Copilot turned to heading 330 degrees for J70 and cleveland frequency. We then realized first officer's VOR on dtw not salem VOR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SUPER MD80 CLBING ON 330 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT J70. FO, PF, SET 276 DEG RADIAL BUT FAILED TO TUNE SVM VOR, WAS ON DXO. PROB MAKING CONTACT WITH ZOB. WHEN COM ESTABLISHED, CTR GAVE NEW HEADING TO INTERCEPT AND QUERIED FLT WHAT WAS THE PROB.
Narrative: ON DEP, CLRNC WAS TO DUNKS INTXN, DTW 296/39 FREQ 113.4. DEP GAVE US AMENDED INSTRUCTION, TURN N TO INTERCEPT J70, SALEM VOR, 276 DEG RADIAL OFF FREQ 114.3. AT SAME TIME, RECEIVED A FREQ CHANGE AND SUBSEQUENTLY UNABLE TO REACH CTR ON THAT FREQ WHILE WE TRIED TO RECYCLE AND/OR DETERMINE CORRECT FREQ. I, THE FO, DIALED IN 276 DEG RADIAL BUT MISREAD VOR AND LEFT 113.4 INSTEAD OF CHANGING TO 114.3. SIMPLY A CASE OF REVERSING THE FREQ SEQUENCE. WHEN WE FINALLY RECONTACTED ATC, THEY HAD BEEN VERY BUSY WITH CALLS AND IT TOOK US A WHILE TO GET THROUGH. THEY GAVE US A NEW HEADING TO INTERCEPT. LATER CTR ASKED WHAT OCCURRED. NO FURTHER PROBS AFTER THAT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 348550: CLRED TO HDG OF 310 DEGS, INTERCEPT J70 CLB TO 13000 FT. CONTACT ZOB. UNABLE CTR, BACK TO DEP FREQ BUSY. COPLT TURNED TO HDG 330 DEGS FOR J70 AND CLEVELAND FREQ. WE THEN REALIZED FO'S VOR ON DTW NOT SALEM VOR.
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.