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Flight crew of large transport tunes wrong frequency and are notified by ATC they are 15 mi east of the assigned airway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 405320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 405320 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Had tuned in 116.5 on VOR, instead of 115.60 to track outbound on J75. Center called and said I was 15 mi east of course and to correct right and intercept J75. No other conversation other than he showed me back on course.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF LGT TUNES WRONG FREQ AND ARE NOTIFIED BY ATC THEY ARE 15 MI E OF THE ASSIGNED AIRWAY.
Narrative: HAD TUNED IN 116.5 ON VOR, INSTEAD OF 115.60 TO TRACK OUTBOUND ON J75. CTR CALLED AND SAID I WAS 15 MI E OF COURSE AND TO CORRECT R AND INTERCEPT J75. NO OTHER CONVERSATION OTHER THAN HE SHOWED ME BACK ON COURSE.
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.