Air carrier tunes wrong NAVAID. Fails to intercept airway. Controller vectors.

Attributes
ACN	190782
Time
Date	199110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : j85
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	190782
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After departing fort lauderdale executive airport, miami departure assigned a heading of 270 degree to intercept J85. This airway is made up from the mia 115.90 VOR 335 radial. After intercepting the 335 radial miami departure indicated that we were 10 mi east of the airway J85. At that time we quickly referred to our high altitude 5-6 en route chart. Initially we could not find a problem, but after looking more closely we noticed that where the chart had been folded over many times has created a worn out spot which caused us to mistakenly use the fll 114.40 VOR rather than the mia 115.90 VOR. Few seconds later miami departure then assigned a new heading of 290 degree to intercept J85. In reference to this occurrence, the mostly used charts should be read more carefully to prevent any mistake in identity. And when the older or more used charts are used look for any type of worn spots which could give wrong information.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR TUNES WRONG NAVAID. FAILS TO INTERCEPT AIRWAY. CTLR VECTORS.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE ARPT, MIAMI DEP ASSIGNED A HDG OF 270 DEG TO INTERCEPT J85. THIS AIRWAY IS MADE UP FROM THE MIA 115.90 VOR 335 RADIAL. AFTER INTERCEPTING THE 335 RADIAL MIAMI DEP INDICATED THAT WE WERE 10 MI E OF THE AIRWAY J85. AT THAT TIME WE QUICKLY REFERRED TO OUR HIGH ALT 5-6 ENRTE CHART. INITIALLY WE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, BUT AFTER LOOKING MORE CLOSELY WE NOTICED THAT WHERE THE CHART HAD BEEN FOLDED OVER MANY TIMES HAS CREATED A WORN OUT SPOT WHICH CAUSED US TO MISTAKENLY USE THE FLL 114.40 VOR RATHER THAN THE MIA 115.90 VOR. FEW SECONDS LATER MIAMI DEP THEN ASSIGNED A NEW HDG OF 290 DEG TO INTERCEPT J85. IN REF TO THIS OCCURRENCE, THE MOSTLY USED CHARTS SHOULD BE READ MORE CAREFULLY TO PREVENT ANY MISTAKE IN IDENTITY. AND WHEN THE OLDER OR MORE USED CHARTS ARE USED LOOK FOR ANY TYPE OF WORN SPOTS WHICH COULD GIVE WRONG INFO.

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.