A B767 captain reported that he followed the wrong radial out of virginia key.

Attributes
ACN	486650
Time
Date	200009
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	486650
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Left of 090 degree heading, off miami runway 9L at 2500 ft, amber stabilizer trim light on EICAS screen illuminated. First officer was flying. Captain reached for operations manual. At same time, controller cleared us to intercept vally transition. We turned left to intercept magenta line. After 1 min, controller called and gave us a 090 degree heading to intercept 058 degree radial out of virginia key (vkz 117.1) to vally. Said we were following wrong radial. FMS had nothing for this departure. We both had vkz VOR in manual VOR. But, realized too late that magenta line was mia airport, direct vally. Controller gave us 090 degree heading to intercept 058 degree radial to vally, which we then did. The stabilizer trim distraction, and unfamiliarity with departure were contributing factors. Will brief and set up manually in FMS in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 CAPT RPTED THAT HE FOLLOWED THE WRONG RADIAL OUT OF VIRGINIA KEY.

Narrative: L OF 090 DEG HDG, OFF MIAMI RWY 9L AT 2500 FT, AMBER STABILIZER TRIM LIGHT ON EICAS SCREEN ILLUMINATED. FO WAS FLYING. CAPT REACHED FOR OPS MANUAL. AT SAME TIME, CTLR CLRED US TO INTERCEPT VALLY TRANSITION. WE TURNED L TO INTERCEPT MAGENTA LINE. AFTER 1 MIN, CTLR CALLED AND GAVE US A 090 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT 058 DEG RADIAL OUT OF VIRGINIA KEY (VKZ 117.1) TO VALLY. SAID WE WERE FOLLOWING WRONG RADIAL. FMS HAD NOTHING FOR THIS DEP. WE BOTH HAD VKZ VOR IN MANUAL VOR. BUT, REALIZED TOO LATE THAT MAGENTA LINE WAS MIA ARPT, DIRECT VALLY. CTLR GAVE US 090 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT 058 DEG RADIAL TO VALLY, WHICH WE THEN DID. THE STABILIZER TRIM DISTR, AND UNFAMILIARITY WITH DEP WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. WILL BRIEF AND SET UP MANUALLY IN FMS IN THE FUTURE.

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.