Super 80 flew wrong airway from bae VOR.

Attributes
ACN	344853
Time
Date	199608
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bae
State Reference	WI
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j34 enroute airway : j36
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	344853
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	344860
Events
Anomaly	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

Narrative:

Due to rerte out of ord for WX, crew erroneously turned outbound from bae on jet airway 36, instead of assigned airway, which was jet 34. Ord ATC asked crew which airway they were on, and crew corrected to return to assigned airway. This error occurred during a routing for WX in the ord area, and due to 2 airways with similar numerical designations (J-34, J-36) both heading west out of bae VOR. Crew workload and lack of ONS navigation was also a factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SUPER 80 FLEW WRONG AIRWAY FROM BAE VOR.

Narrative: DUE TO RERTE OUT OF ORD FOR WX, CREW ERRONEOUSLY TURNED OUTBOUND FROM BAE ON JET AIRWAY 36, INSTEAD OF ASSIGNED AIRWAY, WHICH WAS JET 34. ORD ATC ASKED CREW WHICH AIRWAY THEY WERE ON, AND CREW CORRECTED TO RETURN TO ASSIGNED AIRWAY. THIS ERROR OCCURRED DURING A ROUTING FOR WX IN THE ORD AREA, AND DUE TO 2 AIRWAYS WITH SIMILAR NUMERICAL DESIGNATIONS (J-34, J-36) BOTH HEADING W OUT OF BAE VOR. CREW WORKLOAD AND LACK OF ONS NAV WAS ALSO A FACTOR.

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.