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Flight crew of a B737-300 overshot crossing fix resulting in a late turn onto the airway as cleared. This was due to failure to contact center at first on new frequency and delay in making the proper mode heading of the FMC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ott airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc tower : cle |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute airway : j61 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 195 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 402750 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Leaving bwi on ZDC frequency, we were given direct daily intersection, followed shortly by a frequency change. We tried 3 times on the new frequency to contact center but got no response and returned to the old frequency. In the process, we passed daily intersection and were questioned about our routing. We were then given a heading of 150 degrees. On the new frequency, we were again questioned about our clearance, and given a new heading of 220 degrees and a clearance to hcm direct to iso. We complied with all instructions during the initial frequency change. We missed the turn onto the airway due to problems contacting the center and in transitioning from heading select to LNAV on the autoplt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-300 OVERSHOT XING FIX RESULTING IN A LATE TURN ONTO THE AIRWAY AS CLRED. THIS WAS DUE TO FAILURE TO CONTACT CTR AT FIRST ON NEW FREQ AND DELAY IN MAKING THE PROPER MODE HDG OF THE FMC.
Narrative: LEAVING BWI ON ZDC FREQ, WE WERE GIVEN DIRECT DAILY INTXN, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A FREQ CHANGE. WE TRIED 3 TIMES ON THE NEW FREQ TO CONTACT CTR BUT GOT NO RESPONSE AND RETURNED TO THE OLD FREQ. IN THE PROCESS, WE PASSED DAILY INTXN AND WERE QUESTIONED ABOUT OUR ROUTING. WE WERE THEN GIVEN A HDG OF 150 DEGS. ON THE NEW FREQ, WE WERE AGAIN QUESTIONED ABOUT OUR CLRNC, AND GIVEN A NEW HDG OF 220 DEGS AND A CLRNC TO HCM DIRECT TO ISO. WE COMPLIED WITH ALL INSTRUCTIONS DURING THE INITIAL FREQ CHANGE. WE MISSED THE TURN ONTO THE AIRWAY DUE TO PROBS CONTACTING THE CTR AND IN TRANSITIONING FROM HDG SELECT TO LNAV ON THE AUTOPLT.
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.