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A DC9 flight crew fails to intercept the correct outbound radial after passing mkg VOR. Captain was out to lunch.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 396390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mkg |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| 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 | arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zob |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 396390 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was eating my crew meal. First officer was flying from ord to dtw. I don't know how he missed the turn, maybe we were talking. We were previously on a radar vector. I happened to look down and see the DME at 8 mi and increasing. Directed he start turning to course which he promptly did at a 15 degree bank. Within seconds the controller came up with a vector to on course. We increased bank to 30 degrees to get back to course. Maximum off course was 15 degrees at 9 mi from VOR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 FLC FAILS TO INTERCEPT THE CORRECT OUTBOUND RADIAL AFTER PASSING MKG VOR. CAPT WAS OUT TO LUNCH.
Narrative: I WAS EATING MY CREW MEAL. FO WAS FLYING FROM ORD TO DTW. I DON'T KNOW HOW HE MISSED THE TURN, MAYBE WE WERE TALKING. WE WERE PREVIOUSLY ON A RADAR VECTOR. I HAPPENED TO LOOK DOWN AND SEE THE DME AT 8 MI AND INCREASING. DIRECTED HE START TURNING TO COURSE WHICH HE PROMPTLY DID AT A 15 DEG BANK. WITHIN SECONDS THE CTLR CAME UP WITH A VECTOR TO ON COURSE. WE INCREASED BANK TO 30 DEGS TO GET BACK TO COURSE. MAX OFF COURSE WAS 15 DEGS AT 9 MI FROM VOR.
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.