MD80 crew had a track deviation in P50 class B.

Attributes
ACN	541909
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p50.tracon tower : zzz1.tower
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
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : st. john 2
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 184 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	541909
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing phx on the st johns 2 departure at 2000 ft AGL, first officer starts to turn the aircraft to heading 350 degrees (4-5 mi DME from pxr). I (the captain) told the first officer to fly the departure in LNAV and push the LNAV button. Instead, the first officer hand flies the aircraft and is now north off course. Approaching the 9 mi fix, I (captain) tell the first officer to fly heading 350 degrees and just stay on that heading. First officer makes abrupt turn to 040 degrees (hand flying) while looking down on the cockpit floor for his departure plate. Captain takes control of aircraft at this time. ATC tells us to just fly our present heading (040 degrees) and clears us to next fix. First officer never followed the captain's instructions: a) fly the departure in LNAV. B) fly heading 350 degrees after 9 mi fix. Captain should have taken control of aircraft sooner after first deviation and seeing that the first officer was not following my commands. First officer was new to airline with no previous airline experience. First officer never used the autoplt, nor the FMS guidance. The aircraft flew slightly outside the departure boundary. The captain and first officer were on duty for 7 hours at time of deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD A TRACK DEV IN P50 CLASS B.

Narrative: DEPARTING PHX ON THE ST JOHNS 2 DEP AT 2000 FT AGL, FO STARTS TO TURN THE ACFT TO HEADING 350 DEGS (4-5 MI DME FROM PXR). I (THE CAPT) TOLD THE FO TO FLY THE DEP IN LNAV AND PUSH THE LNAV BUTTON. INSTEAD, THE FO HAND FLIES THE ACFT AND IS NOW N OFF COURSE. APCHING THE 9 MI FIX, I (CAPT) TELL THE FO TO FLY HEADING 350 DEGS AND JUST STAY ON THAT HEADING. FO MAKES ABRUPT TURN TO 040 DEGS (HAND FLYING) WHILE LOOKING DOWN ON THE COCKPIT FLOOR FOR HIS DEP PLATE. CAPT TAKES CTL OF ACFT AT THIS TIME. ATC TELLS US TO JUST FLY OUR PRESENT HEADING (040 DEGS) AND CLRS US TO NEXT FIX. FO NEVER FOLLOWED THE CAPT'S INSTRUCTIONS: A) FLY THE DEP IN LNAV. B) FLY HEADING 350 DEGS AFTER 9 MI FIX. CAPT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CTL OF ACFT SOONER AFTER FIRST DEV AND SEEING THAT THE FO WAS NOT FOLLOWING MY COMMANDS. FO WAS NEW TO AIRLINE WITH NO PREVIOUS AIRLINE EXPERIENCE. FO NEVER USED THE AUTOPLT, NOR THE FMS GUIDANCE. THE ACFT FLEW SLIGHTLY OUTSIDE THE DEP BOUNDARY. THE CAPT AND FO WERE ON DUTY FOR 7 HRS AT TIME OF DEV.

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.