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After MD83 flight crew requested and received an en route VOR course radial, they then tuned in the wrong VOR and became 5 mi off course resulting in ARTCC controller intervention.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 501780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : atr.vor |
| State Reference | DE |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 501780 |
| 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 flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Captain requested and received (what I thought was) the ATR 221 degree radial. However, what he actually got was the sby 221 degree radial. Therefore, in about 5 mins, ATC told us that we were west of the airway. We corrected back to course after I recognized the error and switched to sby.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER MD83 FLC REQUESTED AND RECEIVED AN ENRTE VOR COURSE RADIAL, THEY THEN TUNED IN THE WRONG VOR AND BECAME 5 MI OFF COURSE RESULTING IN ARTCC CTLR INTERVENTION.
Narrative: CAPT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED (WHAT I THOUGHT WAS) THE ATR 221 DEG RADIAL. HOWEVER, WHAT HE ACTUALLY GOT WAS THE SBY 221 DEG RADIAL. THEREFORE, IN ABOUT 5 MINS, ATC TOLD US THAT WE WERE W OF THE AIRWAY. WE CORRECTED BACK TO COURSE AFTER I RECOGNIZED THE ERROR AND SWITCHED TO SBY.
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.