Flight crew does not follow assigned airway. Track deviation.

Attributes
ACN	319650
Time
Date	199510
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zjx
State Reference	FL
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	319650
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ZJX called us south of chs and asked us about our route of flight. We were going direct to omn. We should have been going on J79. The copilot and I both checked the route in the FMC at lga and agree it was correct. Our best guess as to what happened was that I somehow was making scratch pad entries with the side of my shoe when it was against my right foot rest. I would suggest a shield or block be built for the edge of the foot rest or FMC, but I know that will never happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DOES NOT FOLLOW ASSIGNED AIRWAY. TRACK DEV.

Narrative: ZJX CALLED US S OF CHS AND ASKED US ABOUT OUR RTE OF FLT. WE WERE GOING DIRECT TO OMN. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOING ON J79. THE COPLT AND I BOTH CHKED THE RTE IN THE FMC AT LGA AND AGREE IT WAS CORRECT. OUR BEST GUESS AS TO WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT I SOMEHOW WAS MAKING SCRATCH PAD ENTRIES WITH THE SIDE OF MY SHOE WHEN IT WAS AGAINST MY R FOOT REST. I WOULD SUGGEST A SHIELD OR BLOCK BE BUILT FOR THE EDGE OF THE FOOT REST OR FMC, BUT I KNOW THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

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.