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An air carrier MD80 flight crew turned the wrong direction to an assigned heading. The departure controller noted the error and changed the assigned heading to provide separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 399540 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far 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:
Departing dfw we received what we thought was a right turn to heading 340 degrees. We initiated turn then confirmed clearance. ATC said we were cleared left turn to 340 degrees and to now roll out on a 250 degree heading, then said no problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC TURNED THE WRONG DIRECTION TO AN ASSIGNED HDG. THE DEP CTLR NOTED THE ERROR AND CHANGED THE ASSIGNED HDG TO PROVIDE SEPARATION.
Narrative: DEPARTING DFW WE RECEIVED WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A R TURN TO HDG 340 DEGS. WE INITIATED TURN THEN CONFIRMED CLRNC. ATC SAID WE WERE CLRED L TURN TO 340 DEGS AND TO NOW ROLL OUT ON A 250 DEG HDG, THEN SAID NO PROB.
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.