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Flight crew of a DC9 failed to make flight plan turn due to socializing resulting in ATC intervening and providing a vector on course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 395580 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cyn |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j110 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 395580 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 3750 |
| ASRS Report | 395582 |
| 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:
Flying on J110 was supposed to intercept J6 at flint intersection. I continued on J110 30 mi past the flint intersection until ZDC advised and gave a turn direct to mrb which is on J6. I missed the turn because we were talking and used to flying J110 further west. No good excuse.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A DC9 FAILED TO MAKE FLT PLAN TURN DUE TO SOCIALIZING RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENING AND PROVIDING A VECTOR ON COURSE.
Narrative: FLYING ON J110 WAS SUPPOSED TO INTERCEPT J6 AT FLINT INTXN. I CONTINUED ON J110 30 MI PAST THE FLINT INTXN UNTIL ZDC ADVISED AND GAVE A TURN DIRECT TO MRB WHICH IS ON J6. I MISSED THE TURN BECAUSE WE WERE TALKING AND USED TO FLYING J110 FURTHER W. NO GOOD EXCUSE.
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.