Heading track deviation. Non adherence to ATC instructions regarding avoiding the MOA.

Attributes
ACN	274114
Time
Date	199406
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pke
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla artcc : zab tower : lga
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	274114
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

Controller at lax had issued us 065 degree heading when able, direct irw. We were west of pke. Approximately 10 mins later 3 tankers called for marsa and ir track clearance. Controller issued clearance to tankers, then issued us clearance direct pke direct drk then direct irw. We proceeded direct pke, when slightly north of parker made right turn to correct for northern overshoot to intercept 056 degree radial from pke 058 degree heading inbound to drake. Approximately 30-35 NM northeast of pke, and slightly south of J-78, ZAB called us and said expedite left turn heading 330 degrees because ZLA called and said you are in an active MOA. We told him we were following the last controller's instructions. ZAB said we looked like we were flying on J-74 and somebody had made a mistake. It appears to me that the lax controller cleared the tankers for marsa and ir activities while we still were in the MOA and got excited when we skirted the MOA after passing pke.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV. NON ADHERENCE TO ATC INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING AVOIDING THE MOA.

Narrative: CTLR AT LAX HAD ISSUED US 065 DEG HDG WHEN ABLE, DIRECT IRW. WE WERE W OF PKE. APPROX 10 MINS LATER 3 TANKERS CALLED FOR MARSA AND IR TRACK CLRNC. CTLR ISSUED CLRNC TO TANKERS, THEN ISSUED US CLRNC DIRECT PKE DIRECT DRK THEN DIRECT IRW. WE PROCEEDED DIRECT PKE, WHEN SLIGHTLY N OF PARKER MADE R TURN TO CORRECT FOR NORTHERN OVERSHOOT TO INTERCEPT 056 DEG RADIAL FROM PKE 058 DEG HDG INBOUND TO DRAKE. APPROX 30-35 NM NE OF PKE, AND SLIGHTLY S OF J-78, ZAB CALLED US AND SAID EXPEDITE L TURN HDG 330 DEGS BECAUSE ZLA CALLED AND SAID YOU ARE IN AN ACTIVE MOA. WE TOLD HIM WE WERE FOLLOWING THE LAST CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS. ZAB SAID WE LOOKED LIKE WE WERE FLYING ON J-74 AND SOMEBODY HAD MADE A MISTAKE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE LAX CTLR CLRED THE TANKERS FOR MARSA AND IR ACTIVITIES WHILE WE STILL WERE IN THE MOA AND GOT EXCITED WHEN WE SKIRTED THE MOA AFTER PASSING PKE.

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.