CPR X NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC ROUTE NAV HAD LTSS FROM ACR Y. PLTDEV. SYS ERROR.

Date: 1992-08 · Aircraft: Light Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng · Phase: climb

Anomalies: atc-issue-all-types|conflict-airborne-conflict|deviation-track-heading-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

CPR X NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC ROUTE NAV HAD LTSS FROM ACR Y. PLTDEV. SYS ERROR.

Narrative

THE MOREFIELD SECTOR WAS BUSY WITH AN R-SIDE (ME) AND L- SIDE AND A D-SIDE. CPR X WAS STOPPED AT A TEMPORARY ALT OF FL290 FOR XING TFC AT FL310. ACR Y WAS LEVEL AT FL310 ESTABLISHED ON J6 SWBOUND. CPR X WAS FILED AND CLRED LDN J134 COLNS J6 HVQ; HOWEVER AT THE COLNS INTXN CPR X DID NOT MAKE THE TURN ONTO J6; HE CONTINUED WBOUND AT FL290 ON J134. A 6 MI DRI WAS PLACED ON ACR Y. ONCE CPR X WAS CLR OF THE XING TFC AND ACR Y ON J6; I CLBED HIM TO HIS REQUESTED ALT OF FL390. AT THIS POINT CPR X WAS STILL TRACKING WBOUND ON J134. WHEN I NOTICED CPR X TRACKING SWBOUND I STOPPED HIS CLB AND TURNED HIM TO A 330 DEG HDG; AT THAT POINT CPR X APPEARED TO BE TRACKING 220 DEGS BEFORE I TURNED HIM. SINCE CPR X WAS ESTABLISHED ON J134 WELL W OF THE COLNS INTXN; I THOUGHT HE WAS CLRED J134 WBOUND; SINCE HE WAS WELL N OF THE CONFINES OF J6. IF CPR X HAD BEEN ON COURSE W OF THE COLNS INTXN ON J6; I WOULD NOT HAVE CLBED HIM AND THE INCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN PLACE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 219881: CPR X FLYING SW ON J6 TRACKING TO CHARLESTON VOR (HUQ) FROM COLNS INTXN APPROX 65 DME. ATC CLRED US TO CLB TO FL390 FROM FL290. AT 29800 FT ATC TOLD US TO STOP CLB AND ASK OUR HDG. WE RESPONDED WITH OUR HDG 240 DEGS THEN WERE TOLD TO TURN TO A HDG OF 330 DEGS AND DSND BACK TO FL290 AND WERE ADVISED OF TFC AT 10 O'CLOCK POS AND 4 MI. WE THEN ADVISED ATC WE HAD TFC IN SIGHT. WE THEN WERE ADVISED TO CONTACT ZID. WE THEN WERE TOLD TO FLY DIRECT TO HUQ BY ZID.

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