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LR45 pilots select the incorrect parallel runway ILS approach on a laptop computer in turbulence and are vectored by approach control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 654927 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : m98.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 45 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 12l other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors arrival star : eau 7 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 225 |
| ASRS Report | 654927 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Being vectored for ILS runway 12L at msp. First sign of trouble was the FMS turned aircraft 5 mi prior to zasky intersection (at zasky 300 degree heading) per eau 7 arrival. Copilot was preoccupied with FMS fault. Controller then informed us to plan on the runway 12L ILS (VFR conditions at time). Copilot was rushed with FMS. Selected approach plates on our tablet pc and appeared he selected runway 12R approach on our tablet. He then briefed for runway 12L approach without realizing he selected runway 12R. He tuned wrong localizer frequency (runway 12R). Controller caught it and vectored us back to intercept runway 12L. However; our tablet pc went into sleep mode and there was a delay on our part to bring pc on line and select runway 12L approach plate. We are new to the paperless cockpit's tablet pc. We learned today: 1) when turbulence; be careful selecting approach plate on our tablet pc (very easy to select wrong plate when being bounced around). 2) reprogram tablet pc to stay on or active for at least 30 mins before going into sleep mode. We believe the turbulence was the main event causing us to select wrong approach plate for parallel runway approachs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LR45 PLTS SELECT THE INCORRECT PARALLEL RWY ILS APCH ON A LAPTOP COMPUTER IN TURB AND ARE VECTORED BY APCH CTL.
Narrative: BEING VECTORED FOR ILS RWY 12L AT MSP. FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE WAS THE FMS TURNED ACFT 5 MI PRIOR TO ZASKY INTXN (AT ZASKY 300 DEG HDG) PER EAU 7 ARR. COPLT WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH FMS FAULT. CTLR THEN INFORMED US TO PLAN ON THE RWY 12L ILS (VFR CONDITIONS AT TIME). COPLT WAS RUSHED WITH FMS. SELECTED APCH PLATES ON OUR TABLET PC AND APPEARED HE SELECTED RWY 12R APCH ON OUR TABLET. HE THEN BRIEFED FOR RWY 12L APCH WITHOUT REALIZING HE SELECTED RWY 12R. HE TUNED WRONG LOC FREQ (RWY 12R). CTLR CAUGHT IT AND VECTORED US BACK TO INTERCEPT RWY 12L. HOWEVER; OUR TABLET PC WENT INTO SLEEP MODE AND THERE WAS A DELAY ON OUR PART TO BRING PC ON LINE AND SELECT RWY 12L APCH PLATE. WE ARE NEW TO THE PAPERLESS COCKPIT'S TABLET PC. WE LEARNED TODAY: 1) WHEN TURB; BE CAREFUL SELECTING APCH PLATE ON OUR TABLET PC (VERY EASY TO SELECT WRONG PLATE WHEN BEING BOUNCED AROUND). 2) REPROGRAM TABLET PC TO STAY ON OR ACTIVE FOR AT LEAST 30 MINS BEFORE GOING INTO SLEEP MODE. WE BELIEVE THE TURB WAS THE MAIN EVENT CAUSING US TO SELECT WRONG APCH PLATE FOR PARALLEL RWY APCHS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.