Flight crew of mdt air carrier operations allegedly on wrong airway per clearance filed with ATC.

Attributes
ACN	120963
Time
Date	198908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lan
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v103
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 2780
ASRS Report	120963
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 800
ASRS Report	120756
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were at cruise at 21,000 MSL, on a routine flight from grand rapids to cleveland. After passing lansing VOR, about 3 NM before chems intersection, controller questioned crew of filed route. We replied 'V103'. Controller replied he showed us filed V26. Requested further instructions. None were given. Continued on V103. Prior to this time, no advisory was given of any deviation from V26. No evasive actions were required. No abnormal instructions were issued. Visibility was approximately 50 mi. No traffic advisories were given. No other traffic was asked to deviate. Company flight plans have been inaccurate in the past and ATC has generally rerouted many flts to reflect a route not coinciding with company which has become standard and accepted over time with most pilots. Due to a lack of updated flight plan route information, confusion exists among pilots as to which routes to fly because of 'as filed' clrncs. Note: chems intersection is less than 4 SM from V26 verified by a center controller which still keeps us on V26.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MDT AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS ALLEGEDLY ON WRONG AIRWAY PER CLRNC FILED WITH ATC.

Narrative: WE WERE AT CRUISE AT 21,000 MSL, ON A ROUTINE FLT FROM GRAND RAPIDS TO CLEVELAND. AFTER PASSING LANSING VOR, ABOUT 3 NM BEFORE CHEMS INTXN, CTLR QUESTIONED CREW OF FILED ROUTE. WE REPLIED 'V103'. CTLR REPLIED HE SHOWED US FILED V26. REQUESTED FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. NONE WERE GIVEN. CONTINUED ON V103. PRIOR TO THIS TIME, NO ADVISORY WAS GIVEN OF ANY DEVIATION FROM V26. NO EVASIVE ACTIONS WERE REQUIRED. NO ABNORMAL INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED. VISIBILITY WAS APPROX 50 MI. NO TFC ADVISORIES WERE GIVEN. NO OTHER TFC WAS ASKED TO DEVIATE. COMPANY FLT PLANS HAVE BEEN INACCURATE IN THE PAST AND ATC HAS GENERALLY REROUTED MANY FLTS TO REFLECT A ROUTE NOT COINCIDING WITH COMPANY WHICH HAS BECOME STANDARD AND ACCEPTED OVER TIME WITH MOST PLTS. DUE TO A LACK OF UPDATED FLT PLAN ROUTE INFO, CONFUSION EXISTS AMONG PLTS AS TO WHICH ROUTES TO FLY BECAUSE OF 'AS FILED' CLRNCS. NOTE: CHEMS INTXN IS LESS THAN 4 SM FROM V26 VERIFIED BY A CENTER CTLR WHICH STILL KEEPS US ON V26.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.