Air carrier mdt fry flight in heading track position deviation in deviation from clearance route.

Attributes
ACN	200663
Time
Date	199201
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zan
State Reference	AK
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
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 : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	200663
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Departed biorka VOR on a course (off airway) direct to houston VOR, as it was believed to have been filed. Center made no mention of our off airway condition. But after discussion with other crew member we decided we were not flying in conjunction with our 'cleared as filed' route. We had been filed by company dispatcher but had not been given a printed/written copy of flight plan (route specified) and were flying route normally used for this trip. Basic lack of communication between dispatch/pilot/copilot. We then requested the route we had undertaken and were cleared on same.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MDT FRY FLT IN HDG TRACK POS DEV IN DEV FROM CLRNC RTE.

Narrative: DEPARTED BIORKA VOR ON A COURSE (OFF AIRWAY) DIRECT TO HOUSTON VOR, AS IT WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FILED. CENTER MADE NO MENTION OF OUR OFF AIRWAY CONDITION. BUT AFTER DISCUSSION WITH OTHER CREW MEMBER WE DECIDED WE WERE NOT FLYING IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR 'CLRED AS FILED' RTE. WE HAD BEEN FILED BY COMPANY DISPATCHER BUT HAD NOT BEEN GIVEN A PRINTED/WRITTEN COPY OF FLT PLAN (RTE SPECIFIED) AND WERE FLYING RTE NORMALLY USED FOR THIS TRIP. BASIC LACK OF COM BTWN DISPATCH/PLT/COPLT. WE THEN REQUESTED THE RTE WE HAD UNDERTAKEN AND WERE CLRED ON SAME.

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.