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An airline MD80 super 80 crew tracked out on the wrong radial when both pilots misread the chart.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 429491 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ewm.vortac |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j184.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 429491 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 429490 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Passing ewm outbound on J4, set in 274 degree radial for J184 by mistake. Correct radial, 266 degrees, was printed below the airway. 274 degree radial was printed above. Both the copilot and I read the same radial. We even verified it with each other. We corrected the course a few mins before center mentioned it. Obviously more vigilance required.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRLINE MD80 SUPER 80 CREW TRACKED OUT ON THE WRONG RADIAL WHEN BOTH PLTS MISREAD THE CHART.
Narrative: PASSING EWM OUTBOUND ON J4, SET IN 274 DEG RADIAL FOR J184 BY MISTAKE. CORRECT RADIAL, 266 DEGS, WAS PRINTED BELOW THE AIRWAY. 274 DEG RADIAL WAS PRINTED ABOVE. BOTH THE COPLT AND I READ THE SAME RADIAL. WE EVEN VERIFIED IT WITH EACH OTHER. WE CORRECTED THE COURSE A FEW MINS BEFORE CTR MENTIONED IT. OBVIOUSLY MORE VIGILANCE REQUIRED.
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.