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Flight crew of an MD80 mistakenly tuned in the wrong VOR when starting a STAR arrival resulting in ARTCC controller intervention and vectors to on course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 500780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : bowie six |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16725 flight time type : 6150 |
| ASRS Report | 500780 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued alert 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:
Just starting bowie arrival to dfw, looked at chart for outbound radial from borger VOR (117 degree radial), picked up 097 degree radial and flew it 20 mins. 097 degree radial is on chart but from panhandle VOR. Center noticed we were north of course and corrected us back south to rejoin arrival. No conflicts we are aware of, simple misident VOR on chart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD80 MISTAKENLY TUNED IN THE WRONG VOR WHEN STARTING A STAR ARR RESULTING IN ARTCC CTLR INTERVENTION AND VECTORS TO ON COURSE.
Narrative: JUST STARTING BOWIE ARR TO DFW, LOOKED AT CHART FOR OUTBOUND RADIAL FROM BORGER VOR (117 DEG RADIAL), PICKED UP 097 DEG RADIAL AND FLEW IT 20 MINS. 097 DEG RADIAL IS ON CHART BUT FROM PANHANDLE VOR. CTR NOTICED WE WERE N OF COURSE AND CORRECTED US BACK S TO REJOIN ARR. NO CONFLICTS WE ARE AWARE OF, SIMPLE MISIDENT VOR ON CHART.
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.