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A B717 crew, departing msp, upon not receiving a heading from center when checking in, maintained their last assigned heading as received from departure control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 557015 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc tracon : m98.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 557015 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
We departed runway 30L at msp and were issued a heading of 125 degrees by departure. After being switched to ZMP, no direction was given from them to clear us on course, so we maintained the 125 degree heading. That heading took us 5.4 NM northeast of odi VOR and our filed course. Abeam odi, center said 'air carrier X, turn right 20 degrees, we show you 5 mi off course.' we complied. He also turned an air carrier Y 20 degrees in the other direction. After the turn, the controller turned us an additional 20 degrees right and asked us to 'expedite' the turn. At no time did TCASII go off. We showed the air carrier Y 10 NM away. Often departure doesn't give 'on-course' and center assumes they did.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B717 CREW, DEPARTING MSP, UPON NOT RECEIVING A HEADING FROM CTR WHEN CHKING IN, MAINTAINED THEIR LAST ASSIGNED HEADING AS RECEIVED FROM DEP CTL.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED RWY 30L AT MSP AND WERE ISSUED A HEADING OF 125 DEGS BY DEP. AFTER BEING SWITCHED TO ZMP, NO DIRECTION WAS GIVEN FROM THEM TO CLR US ON COURSE, SO WE MAINTAINED THE 125 DEG HDG. THAT HEADING TOOK US 5.4 NM NE OF ODI VOR AND OUR FILED COURSE. ABEAM ODI, CTR SAID 'ACR X, TURN R 20 DEGS, WE SHOW YOU 5 MI OFF COURSE.' WE COMPLIED. HE ALSO TURNED AN ACR Y 20 DEGS IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. AFTER THE TURN, THE CTLR TURNED US AN ADDITIONAL 20 DEGS R AND ASKED US TO 'EXPEDITE' THE TURN. AT NO TIME DID TCASII GO OFF. WE SHOWED THE ACR Y 10 NM AWAY. OFTEN DEP DOESN'T GIVE 'ON-COURSE' AND CTR ASSUMES THEY DID.
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.