<< >> NASA ASRS Report 394860, February 1998

Large transport aircraft on airway with upcoming turn, flight crew became distraction reviewing arrival routing, WX, NOTAMS, etc. ATC intervened when aircraft didn't turn at routing point.

Attributes
ACN	394860
Time
Date	199802
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rdu
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	394860
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure 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:

Captain was flying north on J55. First officer confirmed passing rdu on J55 and notified captain of upcoming turn on J55 at zitto intersection. Prior to zitto, first officer set up inbound course to hpw and notified captain. Crew was concerned with turbulence and WX at destination and alternates. At zitto (turn point), the crew were reviewing arrival routing (RBV1) WX on arrival, alternates and NOTAMS. ATC (ZDC) asked about position versus filed J55 and crew initiated turn to resume course. Concerns about WX and turbulence distraction crew from timely turn on J55 at zitto. Crew was aware of turn but lost track of time due to distrs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT ACFT ON AIRWAY WITH UPCOMING TURN, FLC BECAME DISTR REVIEWING ARR ROUTING, WX, NOTAMS, ETC. ATC INTERVENED WHEN ACFT DIDN'T TURN AT ROUTING POINT.

Narrative: CAPT WAS FLYING N ON J55. FO CONFIRMED PASSING RDU ON J55 AND NOTIFIED CAPT OF UPCOMING TURN ON J55 AT ZITTO INTXN. PRIOR TO ZITTO, FO SET UP INBOUND COURSE TO HPW AND NOTIFIED CAPT. CREW WAS CONCERNED WITH TURB AND WX AT DEST AND ALTERNATES. AT ZITTO (TURN POINT), THE CREW WERE REVIEWING ARR ROUTING (RBV1) WX ON ARR, ALTERNATES AND NOTAMS. ATC (ZDC) ASKED ABOUT POS VERSUS FILED J55 AND CREW INITIATED TURN TO RESUME COURSE. CONCERNS ABOUT WX AND TURB DISTR CREW FROM TIMELY TURN ON J55 AT ZITTO. CREW WAS AWARE OF TURN BUT LOST TRACK OF TIME DUE TO DISTRS.

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.