MD80 had track deviation in ZAB class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	473050
Time
Date	200005
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pxr.vortac
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : ns.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	473050
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	472873
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : zab.artcc
Navigational Aid	PXR.VORTAC

Narrative:

Off course. While approaching pxr, center called and stated we were 10 mi north of course. This was about 50 mi northeast of pxr. We showed only about 2 mi north of course. With intercept, we corrected and tried to inform center of the problem and were told that she did not have time for our problem. We tried to verify with all other navaids and follow-on ctrs with no noted aircraft problems. The aircraft was written up in san.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 HAD TRACK DEV IN ZAB CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: OFF COURSE. WHILE APCHING PXR, CTR CALLED AND STATED WE WERE 10 MI N OF COURSE. THIS WAS ABOUT 50 MI NE OF PXR. WE SHOWED ONLY ABOUT 2 MI N OF COURSE. WITH INTERCEPT, WE CORRECTED AND TRIED TO INFORM CTR OF THE PROB AND WERE TOLD THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE TIME FOR OUR PROB. WE TRIED TO VERIFY WITH ALL OTHER NAVAIDS AND FOLLOW-ON CTRS WITH NO NOTED ACFT PROBS. THE ACFT WAS WRITTEN UP IN SAN.

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.