First officer changed NAVAID frequency for a position check and failed to reset it to the proper frequency for airway intercept. Flight crew then turned to a wrong heading.

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Attributes
ACN	292074
Time
Date	199412
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : student pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	292074
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance 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 other

Narrative:

We were on a radar vector to intercept J-208 north of lib. The first officer (PF) took a call from the flight attendant who asked what our position was. The first officer turned his VOR from lib to clt (115.0) to give her our position from clt. When he was finished, he neglected to go back to lib (113.0) from which J-208 is defined. As a result, we turned from our vector to intercept the 055 degree radial off of clt instead of lib. Upon seeing this, center gave us another heading and our error was discovered. I feel this incident could have been prevented if the PNF would have been more attentive. A xchk of the flying PF's navaids would have detected the error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO CHANGED NAVAID FREQ FOR A POS CHK AND FAILED TO RESET IT TO THE PROPER FREQ FOR AIRWAY INTERCEPT. FLC THEN TURNED TO A WRONG HDG.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A RADAR VECTOR TO INTERCEPT J-208 N OF LIB. THE FO (PF) TOOK A CALL FROM THE FLT ATTENDANT WHO ASKED WHAT OUR POS WAS. THE FO TURNED HIS VOR FROM LIB TO CLT (115.0) TO GIVE HER OUR POS FROM CLT. WHEN HE WAS FINISHED, HE NEGLECTED TO GO BACK TO LIB (113.0) FROM WHICH J-208 IS DEFINED. AS A RESULT, WE TURNED FROM OUR VECTOR TO INTERCEPT THE 055 DEG RADIAL OFF OF CLT INSTEAD OF LIB. UPON SEEING THIS, CTR GAVE US ANOTHER HDG AND OUR ERROR WAS DISCOVERED. I FEEL THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE PNF WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ATTENTIVE. A XCHK OF THE FLYING PF'S NAVAIDS WOULD HAVE DETECTED THE ERROR.

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.