20091228857429I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-145LR · Texarkana, AR · December 28, 2009

Date: December 28, 2009 · 17:34 local
Place: Texarkana, AR
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SIMA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N681AE
Reported as: Embraer EMB-145LR
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot

N681AERegistered now · Embraer EMB-145LRS/N 14500824 · Built 2004 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-145LR Engine modelRolls-Royce AE3007 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Egf 3237 (dfw-lit) was flying DALL8. Lit departure. In the area of texarkanna, AR, at 2334Z, ATC noticed the aircraft heading northbound rather than east-northeast bound as depicted on the departure.ATC re-directed egf 3237 on a heading of 090 degrees and subsequently cleared the aircraft direct to lit. Due to the turn, egf 3237 entered another ATC sector. However, there was no loss of separation with any other aircraft in the area. The crew initially claimed that they were experiencing a issue with their FMS.the flight continued to lit without any further complication.

As the FAA filed it

EGF 3237 (DFW-LIT) WAS FLYING DALL8. LIT DEPARTURE.IN THE AREA OF TEXARKANNA, AR, AT 2334Z, ATC NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT HEADING NORTHBOUND RATHER THAN EAST-NORTHEAST BOUND AS DEPICTED ON THE DEPARTURE.ATC RE-DIRECTED EGF 3237 ON A HEADING OF 090 DEGREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT DIRECT TO LIT.DUE TO THE TURN, EGF 3237 ENTERED ANOTHER ATC SECTOR. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO LOSS OF SEPARATION WITH ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA.THE CREW INITIALLY CLAIMED THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING A ISSUE WITH THEIR FMS.THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LIT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER COMPLICATION.