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A319 flight crew was intercepted by military F16 aircraft after flight crew uses the 'code word' indicating a hijacking is in progress.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 558231 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc artcc : ztl.artcc tracon : bwi.tracon tracon : clt.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude cruise : level descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc artcc : zdc.artcc tracon : clt.tracon tracon : bwi.tracon |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighting Falcon F16 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 558231 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On departure from clt to bwi, miscom indications between aircraft and controling agencies caused my aircraft to be intercepted due to possible hijacking. We were intercepted by 2 F16's and escorted to our original destination. Aircraft checked on ground by various law enforcement agencies prior to taxi to gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the call sign of the flight was the title of an old civil war song and that during the flight crew's communication check with the departure controller they used a portion of the song that included the 'code word' for hijacking in progress. The controller reacted as prescribed and the flight crew was unable to stop the process. He stated that the flight was escorted all the way to destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 FLC WAS INTERCEPTED BY MIL F16 ACFT AFTER FLC USES THE 'CODE WORD' INDICATING A HIJACKING IS IN PROGRESS.
Narrative: ON DEP FROM CLT TO BWI, MISCOM INDICATIONS BTWN ACFT AND CTLING AGENCIES CAUSED MY ACFT TO BE INTERCEPTED DUE TO POSSIBLE HIJACKING. WE WERE INTERCEPTED BY 2 F16'S AND ESCORTED TO OUR ORIGINAL DEST. ACFT CHKED ON GND BY VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES PRIOR TO TAXI TO GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE CALL SIGN OF THE FLT WAS THE TITLE OF AN OLD CIVIL WAR SONG AND THAT DURING THE FLC'S COM CHK WITH THE DEP CTLR THEY USED A PORTION OF THE SONG THAT INCLUDED THE 'CODE WORD' FOR HIJACKING IN PROGRESS. THE CTLR REACTED AS PRESCRIBED AND THE FLC WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE PROCESS. HE STATED THAT THE FLT WAS ESCORTED ALL THE WAY TO DEST.
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.