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Flight crew of a DC9 tuned in the wrong VORTAC during an arrival STAR resulting in a course deviation wherein the ARTCC controller provided a vector back to the published track.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 480080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc tower : cvg.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : finks 6 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 480080 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The captain was flying the finks 6 arrival into dca. We both had tuned in hvq 095 degree radial instead of bkw 072 degree radial. The controller asked us about it, and gave us a correction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A DC9 TUNED IN THE WRONG VORTAC DURING AN ARR STAR RESULTING IN A COURSE DEV WHEREIN THE ARTCC CTLR PROVIDED A VECTOR BACK TO THE PUBLISHED TRACK.
Narrative: THE CAPT WAS FLYING THE FINKS 6 ARR INTO DCA. WE BOTH HAD TUNED IN HVQ 095 DEG RADIAL INSTEAD OF BKW 072 DEG RADIAL. THE CTLR ASKED US ABOUT IT, AND GAVE US A CORRECTION.
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.