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An air carrier DC9 flight crew was distracted by system failures just after takeoff and flew through prohibited area P-56.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 363444 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 2000 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : noise abatement departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 284 |
| ASRS Report | 363444 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 12500 |
| ASRS Report | 364028 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
On takeoff distracted by captain's windshield wiper failure (first officer flying). After rotation, left generator failed. Both pilots somewhat distracted (suspected engine failure). We both focused on aircraft control and diagnosing our situation and thus failed to turn onto the 328 degree radial on departure (runway 36 dca). Continued on approximately runway heading until about 6 DME and then on course. May have overflown prohibited area(south) in dca area. Chain of events: multiple system failures resulting in distractions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR DC9 FLC WAS DISTRACTED BY SYS FAILURES JUST AFTER TKOF AND FLEW THROUGH PROHIBITED AREA P-56.
Narrative: ON TKOF DISTRACTED BY CAPT'S WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE (FO FLYING). AFTER ROTATION, L GENERATOR FAILED. BOTH PLTS SOMEWHAT DISTRACTED (SUSPECTED ENG FAILURE). WE BOTH FOCUSED ON ACFT CTL AND DIAGNOSING OUR SIT AND THUS FAILED TO TURN ONTO THE 328 DEG RADIAL ON DEP (RWY 36 DCA). CONTINUED ON APPROX RWY HEADING UNTIL ABOUT 6 DME AND THEN ON COURSE. MAY HAVE OVERFLOWN PROHIBITED AREA(S) IN DCA AREA. CHAIN OF EVENTS: MULTIPLE SYS FAILURES RESULTING IN DISTRACTIONS.
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.