MD82 crew had track deviation in ZNY class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	495940
Time
Date	200012
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : etg.vortac
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	495940
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	496097
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying MD80 aircraft -- non GPS, non EFIS -- south of cleveland, cleared direct to etg VOR. Winds were moving from r-hand tailwind quadrant to l-hand tailwind quadrant at approximately 120-130 KTS. When 20-30 NM west of etg VOR, ZNY advised us that we were 4-5 NM north of course. Turned right approximately 40-50 degrees to get back on radial. No conflict with traffic occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD82 CREW HAD TRACK DEV IN ZNY CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FLYING MD80 ACFT -- NON GPS, NON EFIS -- S OF CLEVELAND, CLRED DIRECT TO ETG VOR. WINDS WERE MOVING FROM R-HAND TAILWIND QUADRANT TO L-HAND TAILWIND QUADRANT AT APPROX 120-130 KTS. WHEN 20-30 NM W OF ETG VOR, ZNY ADVISED US THAT WE WERE 4-5 NM N OF COURSE. TURNED R APPROX 40-50 DEGS TO GET BACK ON RADIAL. NO CONFLICT WITH TFC OCCURRED.

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.