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MD80 crew fails to intercept proper radial on approach to dfw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ttt |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 423820 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Location: maverik 126 degree radial dfw. Missed intercept to 126 degree radial. First officer was flying with 136 degree radial set. Approach controller corrected our course and said it was not a problem. First officer said he was very tired after fitful sleep that night. I did not catch it in time to correct it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW FAILS TO INTERCEPT PROPER RADIAL ON APCH TO DFW.
Narrative: LOCATION: MAVERIK 126 DEG RADIAL DFW. MISSED INTERCEPT TO 126 DEG RADIAL. FO WAS FLYING WITH 136 DEG RADIAL SET. APCH CTLR CORRECTED OUR COURSE AND SAID IT WAS NOT A PROB. FO SAID HE WAS VERY TIRED AFTER FITFUL SLEEP THAT NIGHT. I DID NOT CATCH IT IN TIME TO CORRECT IT.
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.