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B737 aircraft in cruise was vectored by ATC, apparently because the controller noted the aircraft off course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367628 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zan |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan tracon : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 14100 flight time type : 4600 |
| ASRS Report | 367628 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance 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:
Aircraft track may have appeared to the controller not to be on the arrival route, as the controller gave us a vector to the arrival gate. Controller frequency load was high and voice tone was received as different. No navigation or operations problem was mentioned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 ACFT IN CRUISE WAS VECTORED BY ATC, APPARENTLY BECAUSE THE CTLR NOTED THE ACFT OFF COURSE.
Narrative: ACFT TRACK MAY HAVE APPEARED TO THE CTLR NOT TO BE ON THE ARR RTE, AS THE CTLR GAVE US A VECTOR TO THE ARR GATE. CTLR FREQ LOAD WAS HIGH AND VOICE TONE WAS RECEIVED AS DIFFERENT. NO NAV OR OPS PROB WAS MENTIONED.
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.