An MD80 flight crew inadvertently selected the wrong departure transition from dfw.

Attributes
ACN	432770
Time
Date	199903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : mqp.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
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 : level
Route In Use	departure sid : worth 2
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	432770
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	432704
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure from dfw we had a last min change from king 3 SID to worth 2 to mqp SID. When captain entered the departure he inadvertently selected abi departure transition so when we passed mqp we started heading to abi instead of sjt. ATC questioned our heading when we requested direct downstream and asked if we were not heading to sjt. We acknowledged our error and turned direct sjt. We probably were only 3 mi off course at time and had no problem with ATC. Our error was not to check amendment to GPS legs after change.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLC INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE WRONG DEP TRANSITION FROM DFW.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM DFW WE HAD A LAST MIN CHANGE FROM KING 3 SID TO WORTH 2 TO MQP SID. WHEN CAPT ENTERED THE DEP HE INADVERTENTLY SELECTED ABI DEP TRANSITION SO WHEN WE PASSED MQP WE STARTED HDG TO ABI INSTEAD OF SJT. ATC QUESTIONED OUR HDG WHEN WE REQUESTED DIRECT DOWNSTREAM AND ASKED IF WE WERE NOT HDG TO SJT. WE ACKNOWLEDGED OUR ERROR AND TURNED DIRECT SJT. WE PROBABLY WERE ONLY 3 MI OFF COURSE AT TIME AND HAD NO PROB WITH ATC. OUR ERROR WAS NOT TO CHK AMENDMENT TO GPS LEGS AFTER CHANGE.

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.