First officer of an large transport failed to stay on track when turning outbound from the VOR on a SID departure resulting in ATC intervention in providing heading to re-establish assigned reporting aircraft on flight plan routing.

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Attributes
ACN	386920
Time
Date	199711
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rbj airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : j75
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 21500 flight time type : 13000
ASRS Report	386920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
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:

We had crossed solberg VOR on departure from ewr to go south on J75, the 237 degree radial for mia. It was a nice night and I was looking outside for traffic when center called and asked us to take up a 270 degree heading for traffic. As I looked down at the instruments I saw we were about 15 mi south but couldn't tell how close to the 237 degree radial -- it was off to the right. I thought oh boy, he is giving us this heading because we are off course and a little later that came out. How and why: well, all I could guess is that the copilot who was flying just crossed the VOR and turned to the outbound heading without seeing there was a strong wind out of the northwest and I hadn't picked up on it yet. I guess I should have been ready, he was brand new to the airline and had been a little weak at the start of the month, but I felt quite comfortable with him. I just shouldn't have left my guard down. I don't see new coplts that often, but I guess it is a sign of the times (great) and I'll have to be a little more observant!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF AN LGT FAILED TO STAY ON TRACK WHEN TURNING OUTBOUND FROM THE VOR ON A SID DEP RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION IN PROVIDING HDG TO RE-ESTABLISH ASSIGNED RPTING ACFT ON FLT PLAN ROUTING.

Narrative: WE HAD CROSSED SOLBERG VOR ON DEP FROM EWR TO GO S ON J75, THE 237 DEG RADIAL FOR MIA. IT WAS A NICE NIGHT AND I WAS LOOKING OUTSIDE FOR TFC WHEN CTR CALLED AND ASKED US TO TAKE UP A 270 DEG HDG FOR TFC. AS I LOOKED DOWN AT THE INSTS I SAW WE WERE ABOUT 15 MI S BUT COULDN'T TELL HOW CLOSE TO THE 237 DEG RADIAL -- IT WAS OFF TO THE R. I THOUGHT OH BOY, HE IS GIVING US THIS HDG BECAUSE WE ARE OFF COURSE AND A LITTLE LATER THAT CAME OUT. HOW AND WHY: WELL, ALL I COULD GUESS IS THAT THE COPLT WHO WAS FLYING JUST CROSSED THE VOR AND TURNED TO THE OUTBOUND HDG WITHOUT SEEING THERE WAS A STRONG WIND OUT OF THE NW AND I HADN'T PICKED UP ON IT YET. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN READY, HE WAS BRAND NEW TO THE AIRLINE AND HAD BEEN A LITTLE WEAK AT THE START OF THE MONTH, BUT I FELT QUITE COMFORTABLE WITH HIM. I JUST SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT MY GUARD DOWN. I DON'T SEE NEW COPLTS THAT OFTEN, BUT I GUESS IT IS A SIGN OF THE TIMES (GREAT) AND I'LL HAVE TO BE A LITTLE MORE OBSERVANT!

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.