<< >> NASA ASRS Report 456050, November 1999

Flight crew of a DC10-30 were given vectors by approach control after controller advised that their flight plan routing was not expected by ATC.

Attributes
ACN	456050
Time
Date	199911
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 30F
Route In Use	arrival star : fra.eddf
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 12720 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	456050
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier government : faa
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were on our cleared flight plan routing of gmh VOR direct to col VOR, then the arrival STAR to fra (eddf). Passing gmh we turned direct to col and changed to new frequency. ATC asked our heading. We advised heading and direct col. ATC gave us a vector and indicated that our clearance to col was not what he was expecting. If this controller or the previous one needed or expected us to do something different than our clearance, we were never advised.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A DC10-30 WERE GIVEN VECTORS BY APCH CTL AFTER CTLR ADVISED THAT THEIR FLT PLAN ROUTING WAS NOT EXPECTED BY ATC.

Narrative: WE WERE ON OUR CLRED FLT PLAN ROUTING OF GMH VOR DIRECT TO COL VOR, THEN THE ARR STAR TO FRA (EDDF). PASSING GMH WE TURNED DIRECT TO COL AND CHANGED TO NEW FREQ. ATC ASKED OUR HDG. WE ADVISED HDG AND DIRECT COL. ATC GAVE US A VECTOR AND INDICATED THAT OUR CLRNC TO COL WAS NOT WHAT HE WAS EXPECTING. IF THIS CTLR OR THE PREVIOUS ONE NEEDED OR EXPECTED US TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN OUR CLRNC, WE WERE NEVER ADVISED.

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.