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A DC9 first officer starts a turn away from the assigned heading issued by ZBW, 15 mi north of alb, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : alb.vortac |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| 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 |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 482240 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Company Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
First officer was flying on radar vector. He had been on duty since previous late evening, all night, and I had started my day at early morning. While abeam fix on filed routing, first officer started turn toward airway. My lack of attention did not catch this turn until 20 degrees from assigned heading when I brought this to his attention. We had started turn to original heading when ZBW notified us of the deviation and promptly reassigned a new heading. I don't believe a conflict occurred, but when lack of good rest occurred, inattn and lack of discipline becomes very easy and obviously could have been very serious.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 FO STARTS A TURN AWAY FROM THE ASSIGNED HDG ISSUED BY ZBW, 15 MI N OF ALB, NY.
Narrative: FO WAS FLYING ON RADAR VECTOR. HE HAD BEEN ON DUTY SINCE PREVIOUS LATE EVENING, ALL NIGHT, AND I HAD STARTED MY DAY AT EARLY MORNING. WHILE ABEAM FIX ON FILED ROUTING, FO STARTED TURN TOWARD AIRWAY. MY LACK OF ATTN DID NOT CATCH THIS TURN UNTIL 20 DEGS FROM ASSIGNED HDG WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO HIS ATTN. WE HAD STARTED TURN TO ORIGINAL HDG WHEN ZBW NOTIFIED US OF THE DEV AND PROMPTLY REASSIGNED A NEW HDG. I DON'T BELIEVE A CONFLICT OCCURRED, BUT WHEN LACK OF GOOD REST OCCURRED, INATTN AND LACK OF DISCIPLINE BECOMES VERY EASY AND OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS.
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.