<< >> NASA ASRS Report 365228, April 1997

First officer of a super MD80 failed to track outbound from the VOR on the STAR published arrival route resulting in ATC intervention who informed them that they were 5 mi off course.

Attributes
ACN	365228
Time
Date	199704
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eno
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	365228
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	365230
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Descending on waard 5 arrival into ewr, first officer flying. We crossed eno and dialed in outbound radial of 044 degrees. First officer asked if I would tune rbv 238 degree radial on my side and I did so, even though the intersection of the 2 radials was approximately 50 NM away. I then began studying the arrival and approach chart. I then heard the first officer talking about not being able to capture the eno 044 degree radial. I looked up and saw that he was turning the wrong way and was confused. Just after I had him turn back to capture the radial, ATC asked our heading. I replied turning to 060 degrees. ATC said we were 5 NM left of course and I replied that we were correcting. To my knowledge no conflicts were noted and remainder of flight was uneventful. In the future I will monitor course changes and assure that we are properly established before attending to other duties.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF A SUPER MD80 FAILED TO TRACK OUTBOUND FROM THE VOR ON THE STAR PUBLISHED ARR RTE RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION WHO INFORMED THEM THAT THEY WERE 5 MI OFF COURSE.

Narrative: DSNDING ON WAARD 5 ARR INTO EWR, FO FLYING. WE CROSSED ENO AND DIALED IN OUTBOUND RADIAL OF 044 DEGS. FO ASKED IF I WOULD TUNE RBV 238 DEG RADIAL ON MY SIDE AND I DID SO, EVEN THOUGH THE INTXN OF THE 2 RADIALS WAS APPROX 50 NM AWAY. I THEN BEGAN STUDYING THE ARR AND APCH CHART. I THEN HEARD THE FO TALKING ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO CAPTURE THE ENO 044 DEG RADIAL. I LOOKED UP AND SAW THAT HE WAS TURNING THE WRONG WAY AND WAS CONFUSED. JUST AFTER I HAD HIM TURN BACK TO CAPTURE THE RADIAL, ATC ASKED OUR HDG. I REPLIED TURNING TO 060 DEGS. ATC SAID WE WERE 5 NM L OF COURSE AND I REPLIED THAT WE WERE CORRECTING. TO MY KNOWLEDGE NO CONFLICTS WERE NOTED AND REMAINDER OF FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. IN THE FUTURE I WILL MONITOR COURSE CHANGES AND ASSURE THAT WE ARE PROPERLY ESTABLISHED BEFORE ATTENDING TO OTHER DUTIES.

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.