MD80 CREW HAD A SERIES OF TRACK DEVS.
Synopsis
MD80 CREW HAD A SERIES OF TRACK DEVS.
Narrative
CHAIN OF EVENTS: 1) TURNED ON WRONG AIRWAY. 2) BLUE MAGIC MARKER TO HIGHLIGHT BLUE AIRWAYS. 3) CTR TURNED US BACK ON COURSE. 4) IMMEDIATE TURN. FLT (BOS-EWR) AT 16000 FT CLRED OVER BAF V292 TO INTERCEPT V213-SAX-EWR. WE WERE ASSIGNED 260 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT V213 BUT FL (PF) MISMARKED HIS CHART AND INTERCEPTED V123 (IGN 013 DEGS). AFTER ROLLING OUT ON INBOUND TO IGN; CTR ASKED US WHERE WE WERE GOING. ON REALIZING OUR MISTAKE; FO TURNED R BANK TO 260 DEG HDG AND RESET TO INTERCEPT THE CORRECT AIRWAY. CTR THEN CLRED US BACK TO 270 DEG HDG AND PF ASSUMED CTR DESIRED US TO INTERCEPT THE ORIGINAL CLRED RTE AND TURNED TO INTERCEPT V213. CTR NOTICED THE TURN AND ADVISED US THEY STILL WANTED US ON THE ASSIGNED HDG. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; CTR TURNED US DIRECT TO SAX; SLOW TO 250 KTS AND DSND TO 7000 FT. EVERYTHING PROCEEDED NORMALLY THEREAFTER. CAPT WAS GETTING ATIS AND GATE INFO FROM OPS DURING THE NAV PROB. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 451480: CHAIN OF EVENTS/HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: NEXT TO LAST LEG AT END OF LONG DAY WITH ALMOST 6 HRS DEAD TIME BTWN LEGS (4 LEG DAY). MARKED CHART WITH BLUE FELT TIP HIGHLIGHTER WHICH DIDN'T STAND OUT AGAINST CHART BACKGND IN LIGHTING CONDITIONS. FLT BOS-EWR. WE WERE CLRED OVER BAF (113.0) THENCE V292 TO INTERCEPT V213 TO SAX (115.7) THEN DIRECT EWR BUT FO (PF) MISMARKED HIS CHART AND INTERCEPTED V123 (IGN 117.6) WHILE FLYING AN ASSIGNED 260 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT V213; THE CLRED RTE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROLLING OUT ON THE INBOUND TO IGN; CTR ASKED US WHERE WE WERE GOING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REALIZING THE MISTAKE; PF ROLLED R BACK TO 260 DEGS AND BOTH PLTS RESET THE NAVAIDS TO INTERCEPT THE CORRECT AIRWAY. CTR ASSIGNED US A 270 DEG HDG AND PF REINTERCEPTED THE CORRECT AIRWAY WHEREUPON CTR ADVISED US WE WERE STILL ON AN ASSIGNED HDG AND NOT CLRED TO INTERCEPT. CTR THEN CLRED US DIRECT TO SAX; SLOW TO 250 KTS AND DSND TO 7000 FT. EVERYTHING PROCEEDED NORMALLY THEREAFTER.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.