A DC9-30, after passing rav, proceeded on J64 rather than going direct to psb.

Attributes
ACN	434798
Time
Date	199904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	enroute airway : j64.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 : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 480
ASRS Report	434798
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	434790
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After rav VOR, clearance was direct psb. Instead, we both (captain and first officer) read J64 psb. J64 does not go to psb and 60 mi west of rav the controller intervened directing us to psb. The aircraft was heavy and our concern was our airspeed as we approached FL350. There was some confusion with the chart and how we were cleared, but looking back at the filed route, it is obvious direct psb after rav. First officer grabbed the wrong radial and I, as captain, failed to back him up (I had the next radial in, psb J60 djb) so my HSI display was not a help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30, AFTER PASSING RAV, PROCEEDED ON J64 RATHER THAN GOING DIRECT TO PSB.

Narrative: AFTER RAV VOR, CLRNC WAS DIRECT PSB. INSTEAD, WE BOTH (CAPT AND FO) READ J64 PSB. J64 DOES NOT GO TO PSB AND 60 MI W OF RAV THE CTLR INTERVENED DIRECTING US TO PSB. THE ACFT WAS HVY AND OUR CONCERN WAS OUR AIRSPD AS WE APCHED FL350. THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION WITH THE CHART AND HOW WE WERE CLRED, BUT LOOKING BACK AT THE FILED RTE, IT IS OBVIOUS DIRECT PSB AFTER RAV. FO GRABBED THE WRONG RADIAL AND I, AS CAPT, FAILED TO BACK HIM UP (I HAD THE NEXT RADIAL IN, PSB J60 DJB) SO MY HSI DISPLAY WAS NOT A HELP.

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.