Air carrier flies beyond airway intended to intercept.

Attributes
ACN	186598
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdr
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	186598
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were in a cruise descent tracking outbound on the lga 055 radial to intercept V487. The captain was flying and I had the bdr 355 radial set up on my side. New york center then asked us our heading to which I replied 060. Center advised we were 6 mi east of V487 and gave us a left turn to rejoin. Upon my inquiry ATC advised that there had been no traffic conflict. A stuck needle on my HSI, no DME at bdr and an interruption by a flight attendant were all contributing causes to this course deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLIES BEYOND AIRWAY INTENDED TO INTERCEPT.

Narrative: WE WERE IN A CRUISE DSCNT TRACKING OUTBOUND ON THE LGA 055 RADIAL TO INTERCEPT V487. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND I HAD THE BDR 355 RADIAL SET UP ON MY SIDE. NEW YORK CENTER THEN ASKED US OUR HDG TO WHICH I REPLIED 060. CENTER ADVISED WE WERE 6 MI E OF V487 AND GAVE US A L TURN TO REJOIN. UPON MY INQUIRY ATC ADVISED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO TFC CONFLICT. A STUCK NEEDLE ON MY HSI, NO DME AT BDR AND AN INTERRUPTION BY A FLT ATTENDANT WERE ALL CONTRIBUTING CAUSES TO THIS COURSE DEV.

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.