Air carrier medium large transport track heading deviation.

Attributes
ACN	163543
Time
Date	199011
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	163543
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approximately 50 mi south of montreal boston center cleared us direct lake henry VOR. We tuned it in and proceeded direct. A min or so later center called and said we were headed approximately 60 degree off course. Then asked us to check our equipment. Both radios were tuned to 110.8 lhy. Then he asked us to confirm we had RNAV. We did not. He gave us a heading and we proceeded on course. We had picked up some other station. I was not familiar with the area but should have realized our distance from lhy VOR and been more on top of things.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TRACK HEADING DEVIATION.

Narrative: APPROX 50 MI S OF MONTREAL BOSTON CTR CLRED US DIRECT LAKE HENRY VOR. WE TUNED IT IN AND PROCEEDED DIRECT. A MIN OR SO LATER CTR CALLED AND SAID WE WERE HEADED APPROX 60 DEG OFF COURSE. THEN ASKED US TO CHK OUR EQUIP. BOTH RADIOS WERE TUNED TO 110.8 LHY. THEN HE ASKED US TO CONFIRM WE HAD RNAV. WE DID NOT. HE GAVE US A HDG AND WE PROCEEDED ON COURSE. WE HAD PICKED UP SOME OTHER STATION. I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA BUT SHOULD HAVE REALIZED OUR DISTANCE FROM LHY VOR AND BEEN MORE ON TOP OF THINGS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.