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A B747-200 flight crew misread aeronautical chart and departed rbv on wrong course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 425568 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rbv |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-100 |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 117 flight time total : 6350 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 425568 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Clearance was radar vectors to rbv then J230. Inbound to rbv, the captain asked me for the outbound course from rbv. I looked at the current commercial chart united stated hi-4 chart. I picked up the wrong course 293 degrees from J64 instead of 274 degrees from J230. We both set 293 degrees in our course windows. Shortly after passing rbv, new york told us that we were north of course by 4 NM. I found my error and we set and flew the proper course.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-200 FLC MISREAD AERO CHART AND DEPARTED RBV ON WRONG COURSE.
Narrative: CLRNC WAS RADAR VECTORS TO RBV THEN J230. INBOUND TO RBV, THE CAPT ASKED ME FOR THE OUTBOUND COURSE FROM RBV. I LOOKED AT THE CURRENT COMMERCIAL CHART UNITED STATED HI-4 CHART. I PICKED UP THE WRONG COURSE 293 DEGS FROM J64 INSTEAD OF 274 DEGS FROM J230. WE BOTH SET 293 DEGS IN OUR COURSE WINDOWS. SHORTLY AFTER PASSING RBV, NEW YORK TOLD US THAT WE WERE N OF COURSE BY 4 NM. I FOUND MY ERROR AND WE SET AND FLEW THE PROPER 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.