Narrative:

ATC facility: dulles approach. Location: between dca and iad on vectors. Departed dca on runway 18. Given right turn to 300 degrees. In the turn, during sterile period, flight attendant called and reported a burning smell. Captain off radio, first officer flying, then told to proceed direct linden. First officer turned right instead of left while tuning station. Overshot the direct course by about 30 degrees, realized error prior to rolling out and immediately rolled into left bank to go direct. Were switched to dulles approach. He asked what heading were we given. We said direct linden and that we had just tuned it in. Nothing else was said.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF S80 RECEIVES CALL FROM FLT ATTENDANT REGARDING A BURNING SMELL AFTER DEP AND DURING A TURN. THEY ARE THEN CLRED DIRECT TO A VOR AND CONTINUE THE R TURN, IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, WHILE TUNING THE STATION.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: DULLES APCH. LOCATION: BTWN DCA AND IAD ON VECTORS. DEPARTED DCA ON RWY 18. GIVEN R TURN TO 300 DEGS. IN THE TURN, DURING STERILE PERIOD, FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND RPTED A BURNING SMELL. CAPT OFF RADIO, FO FLYING, THEN TOLD TO PROCEED DIRECT LINDEN. FO TURNED R INSTEAD OF L WHILE TUNING STATION. OVERSHOT THE DIRECT COURSE BY ABOUT 30 DEGS, REALIZED ERROR PRIOR TO ROLLING OUT AND IMMEDIATELY ROLLED INTO L BANK TO GO DIRECT. WERE SWITCHED TO DULLES APCH. HE ASKED WHAT HDG WERE WE GIVEN. WE SAID DIRECT LINDEN AND THAT WE HAD JUST TUNED IT IN. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID.

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.