B757-200 crew had track deviation in lax class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	497710
Time
Date	200101
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : lax.tower tower : cps.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : laxx 3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 295
ASRS Report	497710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed from lax day VFR on laxx 3 departure. SID was not in the FMC, so set it up manually to turn from 250 degree heading to 230 degree heading, upon crossing the santa monica radial. Tuned up santa monica, however, on departure it was intermittent -- we apparently missed or passed the radial. Controller turned us to 200 degrees, then 180 degrees. Nothing was said by controller (departure control) and there were no conflicts. We tried to ask about the VOR, but the radio was cluttered. A minor situation, and we should have loaded the radial manually in the FMC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW HAD TRACK DEV IN LAX CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DEPARTED FROM LAX DAY VFR ON LAXX 3 DEP. SID WAS NOT IN THE FMC, SO SET IT UP MANUALLY TO TURN FROM 250 DEG HDG TO 230 DEG HDG, UPON XING THE SANTA MONICA RADIAL. TUNED UP SANTA MONICA, HOWEVER, ON DEP IT WAS INTERMITTENT -- WE APPARENTLY MISSED OR PASSED THE RADIAL. CTLR TURNED US TO 200 DEGS, THEN 180 DEGS. NOTHING WAS SAID BY CTLR (DEP CTL) AND THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS. WE TRIED TO ASK ABOUT THE VOR, BUT THE RADIO WAS CLUTTERED. A MINOR SIT, AND WE SHOULD HAVE LOADED THE RADIAL MANUALLY IN THE FMC.

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.