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An air carrier MD80 flight crew complain about navaids in the northeast of the united states in general and about hvq in particular.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hvq |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 391290 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Inbound to hvq on J6, controller asked if we were tracking J6, we said yes, but the needle was fluctuating both sides of the center. He said fly 250 degree heading direct hvq. No other problems noted. I feel that the northeast ctrs should realize the poor quality of the navaids in the northeast part of the country. I don't feel the center had a big problem with it. I have just heard them ask other aircraft on many occasions the same thing. I guess there is no fix for these navaids, or is there.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC COMPLAIN ABOUT NAVAIDS IN THE NE OF THE UNITED STATES IN GENERAL AND ABOUT HVQ IN PARTICULAR.
Narrative: INBOUND TO HVQ ON J6, CTLR ASKED IF WE WERE TRACKING J6, WE SAID YES, BUT THE NEEDLE WAS FLUCTUATING BOTH SIDES OF THE CTR. HE SAID FLY 250 DEG HDG DIRECT HVQ. NO OTHER PROBS NOTED. I FEEL THAT THE NE CTRS SHOULD REALIZE THE POOR QUALITY OF THE NAVAIDS IN THE NE PART OF THE COUNTRY. I DON'T FEEL THE CTR HAD A BIG PROB WITH IT. I HAVE JUST HEARD THEM ASK OTHER ACFT ON MANY OCCASIONS THE SAME THING. I GUESS THERE IS NO FIX FOR THESE NAVAIDS, OR IS THERE.
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.