An air carrier DC9 flight crew failed to turn on course after crossing a VORTAC.

Attributes
ACN	433430
Time
Date	199904
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : jxn.vortac
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : v116.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	433430
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First officer failed to intercept V116 out of jxn VOR in a timely fashion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DC9 FLC FAILED TO TURN ON COURSE AFTER XING A VORTAC.

Narrative: FO FAILED TO INTERCEPT V116 OUT OF JXN VOR IN A TIMELY FASHION.

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.