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Flight crew of a B727 failed to set in the outbound course over the airway VORTAC causing ATC intervention to correct aircraft's track.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 369250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : agc |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob artcc : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zob |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 369250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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:
Copilot forgot to select new course after passing VOR. ATC showed us 4 mi off course. We corrected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727 FAILED TO SET IN THE OUTBOUND COURSE OVER THE AIRWAY VORTAC CAUSING ATC INTERVENTION TO CORRECT ACFT'S TRACK.
Narrative: COPLT FORGOT TO SELECT NEW COURSE AFTER PASSING VOR. ATC SHOWED US 4 MI OFF COURSE. WE CORRECTED.
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.