A B747 flight crew turned right rather than left near day VOR.

Attributes
ACN	437669
Time
Date	199905
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	437699
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	437670
Events
Anomaly	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:

Was given a turn 15 degrees to left. Turned right instead, then given a 40 degree turn back to left.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747 FLC TURNED R RATHER THAN L NEAR DAY VOR.

Narrative: WAS GIVEN A TURN 15 DEGS TO L. TURNED R INSTEAD, THEN GIVEN A 40 DEG TURN BACK TO L.

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.