Heading track deviation. Deviation from clearance route.

Attributes
ACN	165353
Time
Date	199012
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rjtg
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : pacific enroute : other oceanic enroute : direct enroute airway : rjtg
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 25000
ASRS Report	164353
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Quick notice from tokyo center--change of routing. Original flight plan: spn-potts-A337-adkak-sns-mtn-MTN1-nrt. After nogak we were reclred direct bipep-swellfish-sns-flight plan route. Used far east high low 5-6 chart to verify and load coordinates for bipep 3523.on/14315.0E. Once in radar contact, tokyo center asked us to verify position. After some confusion we rechked bipep coordinates on far east ch/L7, which indicated 3323.on/14315.oe. Both charts dated 12/12/90 which mirror the mistake on the previous charts. Callback conversation with chart maker revealed the following: new far east high/low 6 and 7 charts were effective on 1/9/91 and show the correct coordinates for bipep. Also talked to NOAA. These charts are the responsibility of the defense mapping agency in stl. Chart 6 was in error and has since been corrected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HEADING TRACK DEVIATION. DEVIATION FROM CLRNC ROUTE.

Narrative: QUICK NOTICE FROM TOKYO CENTER--CHANGE OF RTING. ORIGINAL FLT PLAN: SPN-POTTS-A337-ADKAK-SNS-MTN-MTN1-NRT. AFTER NOGAK WE WERE RECLRED DIRECT BIPEP-SWELLFISH-SNS-FLT PLAN RTE. USED FAR EAST HIGH LOW 5-6 CHART TO VERIFY AND LOAD COORDINATES FOR BIPEP 3523.ON/14315.0E. ONCE IN RADAR CONTACT, TOKYO CENTER ASKED US TO VERIFY POS. AFTER SOME CONFUSION WE RECHKED BIPEP COORDINATES ON FAR EAST CH/L7, WHICH INDICATED 3323.ON/14315.OE. BOTH CHARTS DATED 12/12/90 WHICH MIRROR THE MISTAKE ON THE PREVIOUS CHARTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH CHART MAKER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: NEW FAR EAST HIGH/LOW 6 AND 7 CHARTS WERE EFFECTIVE ON 1/9/91 AND SHOW THE CORRECT COORDINATES FOR BIPEP. ALSO TALKED TO NOAA. THESE CHARTS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY IN STL. CHART 6 WAS IN ERROR AND HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED.

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.