MD80 crew did not go outbound from a waypoint on the correct track.

Attributes
ACN	414340
Time
Date	199809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme tower : hef
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10400 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	414340
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	413654
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the captain and pilot at the controls for air carrier flight XXX from dfw-clt. Our filed route was DALL4.txk.J42.bna.J46.vxv.shines.clt. After passing bna, I initiated a turn to parallel the outbound course for J46 (bna 097 degree radial). After paralleling the course, I allowed myself to become distraction with other peripheral duties without first xferring the PF duties to the first officer. In the process, I had not turned the aircraft to an intercept heading. The situation was further aggravated by a southerly wind component which caused us to drift to the north of the airway. Some 25 mi east of bna, I noticed my error and began a turn to intercept the airway with a 45 degree intercept. As I began the turn, ZME also noticed our navigation error and gave us a call to insure that we were established in the turn to intercept. Aircraft separation was never an issue and the remainder of the flight was normal in all respects. Although fatigue was not an excuse, it did play a factor. Our on-duty sign-in was semi-early (XC45) and I had slept poorly the night before, rising at XA30.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW DID NOT GO OUTBOUND FROM A WAYPOINT ON THE CORRECT TRACK.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT AND PLT AT THE CTLS FOR ACR FLT XXX FROM DFW-CLT. OUR FILED RTE WAS DALL4.TXK.J42.BNA.J46.VXV.SHINES.CLT. AFTER PASSING BNA, I INITIATED A TURN TO PARALLEL THE OUTBOUND COURSE FOR J46 (BNA 097 DEG RADIAL). AFTER PARALLELING THE COURSE, I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BECOME DISTR WITH OTHER PERIPHERAL DUTIES WITHOUT FIRST XFERRING THE PF DUTIES TO THE FO. IN THE PROCESS, I HAD NOT TURNED THE ACFT TO AN INTERCEPT HDG. THE SIT WAS FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY A SOUTHERLY WIND COMPONENT WHICH CAUSED US TO DRIFT TO THE N OF THE AIRWAY. SOME 25 MI E OF BNA, I NOTICED MY ERROR AND BEGAN A TURN TO INTERCEPT THE AIRWAY WITH A 45 DEG INTERCEPT. AS I BEGAN THE TURN, ZME ALSO NOTICED OUR NAV ERROR AND GAVE US A CALL TO INSURE THAT WE WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE TURN TO INTERCEPT. ACFT SEPARATION WAS NEVER AN ISSUE AND THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS NORMAL IN ALL RESPECTS. ALTHOUGH FATIGUE WAS NOT AN EXCUSE, IT DID PLAY A FACTOR. OUR ON-DUTY SIGN-IN WAS SEMI-EARLY (XC45) AND I HAD SLEPT POORLY THE NIGHT BEFORE, RISING AT XA30.

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.