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An MD80 inbound to dfw on the jaggo arrival deviated from the charted track when they were given three runway changes and the FMC locked up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 717984 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : dodje |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon tower : zzzz.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 | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 717984 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 717994 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 5 miles north of dodje on the jaggo arrival; after inserting third runway change into FMS; apparently navigation disconnected due to discontinuity. Aircraft symbol was still on the track line but ATC said we were drifting east and gave us a heading for the new runway intercept.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 INBOUND TO DFW ON THE JAGGO ARR DEVIATED FROM THE CHARTED TRACK WHEN THEY WERE GIVEN THREE RWY CHANGES AND THE FMC LOCKED UP.
Narrative: APPROX 5 MILES N OF DODJE ON THE JAGGO ARR; AFTER INSERTING THIRD RWY CHANGE INTO FMS; APPARENTLY NAV DISCONNECTED DUE TO DISCONTINUITY. ACFT SYMBOL WAS STILL ON THE TRACK LINE BUT ATC SAID WE WERE DRIFTING E AND GAVE US A HDG FOR THE NEW RWY INTERCEPT.
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.