<< >> NASA ASRS Report 377700, August 1997

MD80S air carrier aircraft on STAR into lgb, reporter first officer missed turn point and deviated slightly south of course. Captain reminded him of the proper track and correction was made just as approach controller intervened and provided a vector.

Attributes
ACN	377700
Time
Date	199708
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hdf airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : sna
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	377700
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	377699
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

I was the first officer flying the kayoh 3 STAR into long beach. We were inbound to the hdf VOR with the autoplt engaged in heading select mode. The hdf DME was not working and I missed station passage which required a turn to intercept the 257 degree radial outbound. The captain brought this to my attention and I started a right turn to intercept. During the turn approach control asked if we were following the STAR. The captain responded that we were south of course correcting. Approach gave us a vector to intercept which we did. Nothing further was said about our excursion. My situational awareness was degraded by not having DME available and not compensating for it. I let myself look at the approach plate too long at the wrong time. Good thing the captain was paying attention.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S ACR ACFT ON STAR INTO LGB, RPTR FO MISSED TURN POINT AND DEVIATED SLIGHTLY S OF COURSE. CAPT REMINDED HIM OF THE PROPER TRACK AND CORRECTION WAS MADE JUST AS APCH CTLR INTERVENED AND PROVIDED A VECTOR.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO FLYING THE KAYOH 3 STAR INTO LONG BEACH. WE WERE INBOUND TO THE HDF VOR WITH THE AUTOPLT ENGAGED IN HEADING SELECT MODE. THE HDF DME WAS NOT WORKING AND I MISSED STATION PASSAGE WHICH REQUIRED A TURN TO INTERCEPT THE 257 DEG RADIAL OUTBOUND. THE CAPT BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTN AND I STARTED A R TURN TO INTERCEPT. DURING THE TURN APCH CTL ASKED IF WE WERE FOLLOWING THE STAR. THE CAPT RESPONDED THAT WE WERE S OF COURSE CORRECTING. APCH GAVE US A VECTOR TO INTERCEPT WHICH WE DID. NOTHING FURTHER WAS SAID ABOUT OUR EXCURSION. MY SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WAS DEGRADED BY NOT HAVING DME AVAILABLE AND NOT COMPENSATING FOR IT. I LET MYSELF LOOK AT THE APCH PLATE TOO LONG AT THE WRONG TIME. GOOD THING THE CAPT WAS PAYING ATTN.

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.