 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
MD80 air carrier captain, instructor had a track deviation when the student first officer set the wrong outbound radial in the obs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : lkv.vortac |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | cruise : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 511730 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were on a training flight, en route to san. As we approached lkv VOR, I called out the radial outbound of 148 degrees to rno VOR (our next fix). The first officer in training verified the outbound course but set in 158 degrees. I had switched over to rno VOR for the inbound. We then started talking about the topics required for this flight. I had noticed the rmz did not look right for inbound to rno but assumed we were not at mid point and also we had a strong crosswind. ATC then asked our routing. That is when I discovered the first officer's VOR was on 158 degrees instead of 148 degrees. Next time I will have the PF tell me the outbound and I will verify it not only on the chart, but in the navigation head.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 ACR CAPT, INSTRUCTOR HAD A TRACK DEV WHEN THE STUDENT FO SET THE WRONG OUTBOUND RADIAL IN THE OBS.
Narrative: WE WERE ON A TRAINING FLT, ENRTE TO SAN. AS WE APCHED LKV VOR, I CALLED OUT THE RADIAL OUTBOUND OF 148 DEGS TO RNO VOR (OUR NEXT FIX). THE FO IN TRAINING VERIFIED THE OUTBOUND COURSE BUT SET IN 158 DEGS. I HAD SWITCHED OVER TO RNO VOR FOR THE INBOUND. WE THEN STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE TOPICS REQUIRED FOR THIS FLT. I HAD NOTICED THE RMZ DID NOT LOOK RIGHT FOR INBOUND TO RNO BUT ASSUMED WE WERE NOT AT MID POINT AND ALSO WE HAD A STRONG XWIND. ATC THEN ASKED OUR ROUTING. THAT IS WHEN I DISCOVERED THE FO'S VOR WAS ON 158 DEGS INSTEAD OF 148 DEGS. NEXT TIME I WILL HAVE THE PF TELL ME THE OUTBOUND AND I WILL VERIFY IT NOT ONLY ON THE CHART, BUT IN THE NAV HEAD.
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.