B757 flew through J70, their assigned airway.

Attributes
ACN	348310
Time
Date	199609
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea
State Reference	WA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors enroute airway : j90
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	348310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	348314
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

While climbing after departing runway 34L sea, climbed on mountain 4 departure and at 8 DME turned to 070 degrees then given 090 degrees heading to intercept J-90 while climbing to FL210. PNF entered airway into bluit intersection while I was hand flying aircraft. Captain was then to make an announcement so autoplt was engaged. About 2 mins later, controller cleared aircraft direct down line. At that time noted LNAV had not been engaged so aircraft had flown past J-90. Clear WX was a factor as we were distracted by scenery. Crew coordination was a factor. I expected the captain to arm LNAV as I was hand flying but did not specifically request it and got distracted before rechking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLEW THROUGH J70, THEIR ASSIGNED AIRWAY.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING AFTER DEPARTING RWY 34L SEA, CLBED ON MOUNTAIN 4 DEP AND AT 8 DME TURNED TO 070 DEGS THEN GIVEN 090 DEGS HDG TO INTERCEPT J-90 WHILE CLBING TO FL210. PNF ENTERED AIRWAY INTO BLUIT INTXN WHILE I WAS HAND FLYING ACFT. CAPT WAS THEN TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT SO AUTOPLT WAS ENGAGED. ABOUT 2 MINS LATER, CTLR CLRED ACFT DIRECT DOWN LINE. AT THAT TIME NOTED LNAV HAD NOT BEEN ENGAGED SO ACFT HAD FLOWN PAST J-90. CLR WX WAS A FACTOR AS WE WERE DISTRACTED BY SCENERY. CREW COORD WAS A FACTOR. I EXPECTED THE CAPT TO ARM LNAV AS I WAS HAND FLYING BUT DID NOT SPECIFICALLY REQUEST IT AND GOT DISTRACTED BEFORE RECHKING.

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.