B727 crew had track deviation on departure from rno.

Attributes
ACN	473787
Time
Date	200005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa.artcc tracon : rno.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	473787
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 52 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	473840
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure from rno were cleared direct fmg VOR flight plan route. +/-10 mi from fmg I asked the PNF the outbound course from fmg. He misread the flight plan due to its faint print and told me 200 degrees. In fact it should have been 182 degrees. By the time the discrepancy was resolved, the only other place the course was shown was on the arrival to oak. We were about 6 mi off course. No conflicts with terrain or other aircraft. Moral: don't accept lousy copies of flight plans.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD TRACK DEV ON DEP FROM RNO.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM RNO WERE CLRED DIRECT FMG VOR FLT PLAN RTE. +/-10 MI FROM FMG I ASKED THE PNF THE OUTBOUND COURSE FROM FMG. HE MISREAD THE FLT PLAN DUE TO ITS FAINT PRINT AND TOLD ME 200 DEGS. IN FACT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 182 DEGS. BY THE TIME THE DISCREPANCY WAS RESOLVED, THE ONLY OTHER PLACE THE COURSE WAS SHOWN WAS ON THE ARR TO OAK. WE WERE ABOUT 6 MI OFF COURSE. NO CONFLICTS WITH TERRAIN OR OTHER ACFT. MORAL: DON'T ACCEPT LOUSY COPIES OF FLT PLANS.

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.