B757 flight crew takes direct heading to IAF which takes them off the airway. Controller intervenes.

Attributes
ACN	327330
Time
Date	199602
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bgi
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bgi
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	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	327330
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inbound bgi, cleared to descend to 2000 ft. After passing borus intersection, in anticipation of vectors to ILS 9 and attempting to comply with noise restrictions on page 10- 4, FMC was loaded to fly direct to ILS 9 IAF. This took us west of flight plan airway. Approach control advised us we were off airway. We asked if he wanted us to return to airway or continue to IAF. He advised us to continue and then cleared us to intercept ILS 9. Normal approach and landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC TAKES DIRECT HDG TO IAF WHICH TAKES THEM OFF THE AIRWAY. CTLR INTERVENES.

Narrative: INBOUND BGI, CLRED TO DSND TO 2000 FT. AFTER PASSING BORUS INTXN, IN ANTICIPATION OF VECTORS TO ILS 9 AND ATTEMPTING TO COMPLY WITH NOISE RESTRICTIONS ON PAGE 10- 4, FMC WAS LOADED TO FLY DIRECT TO ILS 9 IAF. THIS TOOK US W OF FLT PLAN AIRWAY. APCH CTL ADVISED US WE WERE OFF AIRWAY. WE ASKED IF HE WANTED US TO RETURN TO AIRWAY OR CONTINUE TO IAF. HE ADVISED US TO CONTINUE AND THEN CLRED US TO INTERCEPT ILS 9. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG.

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.