Track deviation. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	310811
Time
Date	199501
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dkk
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	310811
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	310810
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climb out with ZNY toward dkk VOR, cleared direct to dkk. Then given vector heading to 250 degree heading, left turn for climb continuance. Then given right turn vector to a heading of 330 degrees. Then cleared to FL350. Then cleared to join the airway (J36) on present heading. We still had the old direct to dkk course displayed on the navigation display thinking it was the airway to dkk and were proceeding to join it on the 330 degree heading. ZNY then said we are north of airway, turn left 50 degrees to return to airway centerline and to expedite climb to FL350 for traffic. Center then cleared us direct to dkk as we were expediting our climb to maintain traffic separation for the controller. I learned from this operation to: 1) check FMS navigation display and route setup for accurate representation of the proper clearance routing. 2) do not presume navigation is already set up for a new ATC clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACK DEV.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT WITH ZNY TOWARD DKK VOR, CLRED DIRECT TO DKK. THEN GIVEN VECTOR HDG TO 250 DEG HDG, L TURN FOR CLB CONTINUANCE. THEN GIVEN R TURN VECTOR TO A HDG OF 330 DEGS. THEN CLRED TO FL350. THEN CLRED TO JOIN THE AIRWAY (J36) ON PRESENT HDG. WE STILL HAD THE OLD DIRECT TO DKK COURSE DISPLAYED ON THE NAV DISPLAY THINKING IT WAS THE AIRWAY TO DKK AND WERE PROCEEDING TO JOIN IT ON THE 330 DEG HDG. ZNY THEN SAID WE ARE N OF AIRWAY, TURN L 50 DEGS TO RETURN TO AIRWAY CTRLINE AND TO EXPEDITE CLB TO FL350 FOR TFC. CTR THEN CLRED US DIRECT TO DKK AS WE WERE EXPEDITING OUR CLB TO MAINTAIN TFC SEPARATION FOR THE CTLR. I LEARNED FROM THIS OP TO: 1) CHK FMS NAV DISPLAY AND RTE SETUP FOR ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE PROPER CLRNC ROUTING. 2) DO NOT PRESUME NAV IS ALREADY SET UP FOR A NEW ATC CLRNC.

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.