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The turn after takeoff for the aircraft is questioned by ATC whether it should have been a left versus a right turn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465007 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iah.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 465007 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 465010 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
On departure, tower controller cleared us for takeoff with a 'tight r-hand turn.' the captain (PNF) repeated the takeoff clearance with the r-hand turn. After takeoff tower questioned our r-hand turn, no conflict or problem noted from tower. She said she thought she assigned a tight 'left-hand turn' on departure. Nothing further said.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE TURN AFTER TKOF FOR THE ACFT IS QUESTIONED BY ATC WHETHER IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A L VERSUS A R TURN.
Narrative: ON DEP, TWR CTLR CLRED US FOR TKOF WITH A 'TIGHT R-HAND TURN.' THE CAPT (PNF) REPEATED THE TKOF CLRNC WITH THE R-HAND TURN. AFTER TKOF TWR QUESTIONED OUR R-HAND TURN, NO CONFLICT OR PROB NOTED FROM TWR. SHE SAID SHE THOUGHT SHE ASSIGNED A TIGHT 'L-HAND TURN' ON DEP. NOTHING FURTHER SAID.
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.