A B727-200 flight crew almost departs the confines of J11 airway while giving the passenger a little sightseeing tour over the grand canyon 80 mi from bce, ut.

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Attributes
ACN	484980
Time
Date	200009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : bce.vortac
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc tower : cvg.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j11.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 : 164 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 1454
ASRS Report	484980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 174 flight time total : 5825
ASRS Report	484202
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : exit non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying over grand canyon at FL350. Made a PA to passenger about the view from both sides of the aircraft. Started a small turn to the right to give them better view then started a turn back to left. ZAB queried our heading and we told them we were turning left back to course. He said he showed us 5 mi right of course. Our CDI (VOR) did show 2 1/2 mi, but correcting. He told us to call his supervisor when we landed. The supervisor told us in the future to let them know, because there was an increasing amount of traffic in that sector. Should have looked at CDI better and informed controller before turning. Supplemental information from acn 484202: noticing that we were still within the airway boundaries and correcting easily back to centerline, we explained the reason for the slight heading change.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 FLC ALMOST DEPARTS THE CONFINES OF J11 AIRWAY WHILE GIVING THE PAX A LITTLE SIGHTSEEING TOUR OVER THE GRAND CANYON 80 MI FROM BCE, UT.

Narrative: FLYING OVER GRAND CANYON AT FL350. MADE A PA TO PAX ABOUT THE VIEW FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE ACFT. STARTED A SMALL TURN TO THE R TO GIVE THEM BETTER VIEW THEN STARTED A TURN BACK TO L. ZAB QUERIED OUR HDG AND WE TOLD THEM WE WERE TURNING L BACK TO COURSE. HE SAID HE SHOWED US 5 MI R OF COURSE. OUR CDI (VOR) DID SHOW 2 1/2 MI, BUT CORRECTING. HE TOLD US TO CALL HIS SUPVR WHEN WE LANDED. THE SUPVR TOLD US IN THE FUTURE TO LET THEM KNOW, BECAUSE THERE WAS AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF TFC IN THAT SECTOR. SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT CDI BETTER AND INFORMED CTLR BEFORE TURNING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 484202: NOTICING THAT WE WERE STILL WITHIN THE AIRWAY BOUNDARIES AND CORRECTING EASILY BACK TO CTRLINE, WE EXPLAINED THE REASON FOR THE SLIGHT HDG CHANGE.

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.