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DC10 crew was given headings because the eddf approach controller said they were not following the etaru STAR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539571 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eddf.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 25l other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 539571 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On arrival into fra, fra arrival instructed flight direct etaru, etaru arrival. Crew read back instructions given after passing etaru intersection. Flight proceeded as published on STAR via the 304 degree radial to ffm VORTAC. Both pilots backed up INS with raw data 124 degrees inbound (needles centered). After passing etaru fra arrival instructed crew to fly present heading since we 'were not obviously following the etaru arrival.' captain replied we were tracking inbound on the 304 degree radial of ffm as published and instructed. Flight subsequently given radar vectors to final ILS runway 25L.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC10 CREW WAS GIVEN HEADINGS BECAUSE THE EDDF APCH CTLR SAID THEY WERE NOT FOLLOWING THE ETARU STAR.
Narrative: ON ARR INTO FRA, FRA ARR INSTRUCTED FLT DIRECT ETARU, ETARU ARR. CREW READ BACK INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN AFTER PASSING ETARU INTXN. FLT PROCEEDED AS PUBLISHED ON STAR VIA THE 304 DEG RADIAL TO FFM VORTAC. BOTH PLTS BACKED UP INS WITH RAW DATA 124 DEGS INBOUND (NEEDLES CTRED). AFTER PASSING ETARU FRA ARR INSTRUCTED CREW TO FLY PRESENT HEADING SINCE WE 'WERE NOT OBVIOUSLY FOLLOWING THE ETARU ARR.' CAPT REPLIED WE WERE TRACKING INBOUND ON THE 304 DEG RADIAL OF FFM AS PUBLISHED AND INSTRUCTED. FLT SUBSEQUENTLY GIVEN RADAR VECTORS TO FINAL ILS RWY 25L.
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.