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An air carrier B757 flight crew does not follow a STAR route into tpa. They complain that the STAR was not stored in the FMC so they apparently missed a navigation point when they 'built' the route. The alert approach controller made the necessary correction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tpa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 356350 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far 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:
STAR -- new STAR in tpa was not in FMC database. Turn depiction is not prominent enough to catch your eye. ATC controller caught missed turn and made necessary correction. Problems: 1) STAR plate did not have a good diagram -- highlighting mandatory turn, 2) people problem -- pilots overreliance on highly automated cockpit. This pilot has flown a highly automated cockpit for several yrs now -- such automation leads to complacency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B757 FLC DOES NOT FOLLOW A STAR RTE INTO TPA. THEY COMPLAIN THAT THE STAR WAS NOT STORED IN THE FMC SO THEY APPARENTLY MISSED A NAV POINT WHEN THEY 'BUILT' THE RTE. THE ALERT APCH CTLR MADE THE NECESSARY CORRECTION.
Narrative: STAR -- NEW STAR IN TPA WAS NOT IN FMC DATABASE. TURN DEPICTION IS NOT PROMINENT ENOUGH TO CATCH YOUR EYE. ATC CTLR CAUGHT MISSED TURN AND MADE NECESSARY CORRECTION. PROBS: 1) STAR PLATE DID NOT HAVE A GOOD DIAGRAM -- HIGHLIGHTING MANDATORY TURN, 2) PEOPLE PROB -- PLTS OVERRELIANCE ON HIGHLY AUTOMATED COCKPIT. THIS PLT HAS FLOWN A HIGHLY AUTOMATED COCKPIT FOR SEVERAL YRS NOW -- SUCH AUTOMATION LEADS TO COMPLACENCY.
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.