Entering turbulence, B727 crew momentarily lost autoplt, causing airway deviation.

Attributes
ACN	498720
Time
Date	200101
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : irq.vortac
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc tower : pns.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j99.airway
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	498720
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were transitioning from J-53 to J-99 over collier VOR, when we hit some turbulence and the autoplt disconnected. We rolled to the right and the VOR outbound radial would require a l-hand turn. By the time we got the aircraft turned on J-99, we might have exceeded the airway limits by a few mi. There was no conflict of any nature.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENTERING TURB, B727 CREW MOMENTARILY LOST AUTOPLT, CAUSING AIRWAY DEV.

Narrative: WE WERE TRANSITIONING FROM J-53 TO J-99 OVER COLLIER VOR, WHEN WE HIT SOME TURB AND THE AUTOPLT DISCONNECTED. WE ROLLED TO THE R AND THE VOR OUTBOUND RADIAL WOULD REQUIRE A L-HAND TURN. BY THE TIME WE GOT THE ACFT TURNED ON J-99, WE MIGHT HAVE EXCEEDED THE AIRWAY LIMITS BY A FEW MI. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT OF ANY NATURE.

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.