Crew proceeded direct instead of following airway as instructed.

Attributes
ACN	490310
Time
Date	200010
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : rbv.vortac
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 22000
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6000
ASRS Report	490310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	490308
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared rbv J230 air. As we realized that we were tracking direct air, center noted deviation and vectored us onto J230. No conflict reported.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CREW PROCEEDED DIRECT INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING AIRWAY AS INSTRUCTED.

Narrative: CLRED RBV J230 AIR. AS WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE TRACKING DIRECT AIR, CTR NOTED DEV AND VECTORED US ONTO J230. NO CONFLICT RPTED.

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.