Narrative:

First officer leg. He had montour VOR tuned instead of allegheny VOR and was on 221 degree radial. I had the next VOR airway in on the left side and failed to ensure the correct NAVAID was tuned in the right side both courses were centered. Error was discovered by departure control. The #2 VOR had 112.0 vice 110.0. The error could have been avoided by backing up the right side with the same NAVAID on the left side. Also being more aware of what is in the #2 VOR at all times which was the radio being used to navigation the airplane at the time. The similarities in the VOR frequencys and the close location of the vors contributed to not catching the error sooner. A short vector was given by departure and we were back on the correct VOR radial.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NAV ON WRONG VOR.

Narrative: FO LEG. HE HAD MONTOUR VOR TUNED INSTEAD OF ALLEGHENY VOR AND WAS ON 221 DEG RADIAL. I HAD THE NEXT VOR AIRWAY IN ON THE L SIDE AND FAILED TO ENSURE THE CORRECT NAVAID WAS TUNED IN THE R SIDE BOTH COURSES WERE CTRED. ERROR WAS DISCOVERED BY DEP CTL. THE #2 VOR HAD 112.0 VICE 110.0. THE ERROR COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY BACKING UP THE R SIDE WITH THE SAME NAVAID ON THE L SIDE. ALSO BEING MORE AWARE OF WHAT IS IN THE #2 VOR AT ALL TIMES WHICH WAS THE RADIO BEING USED TO NAV THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME. THE SIMILARITIES IN THE VOR FREQS AND THE CLOSE LOCATION OF THE VORS CONTRIBUTED TO NOT CATCHING THE ERROR SOONER. A SHORT VECTOR WAS GIVEN BY DEP AND WE WERE BACK ON THE CORRECT VOR RADIAL.

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.