Large transport crew has a track deviation in ZSE class a.

Attributes
ACN	511500
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lkv.vortac
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j50.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	511500
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert 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:

Flight planned lkv J67 lin, but flew J-5 toward rno. Mistake pointed out by ZSE. We fly this route so often that we mistakenly took the wrong route. We had extensive (2 hour) delay and had gotten clearance, etc, much earlier. We fell into a habit pattern instead of diligently following flight plan. Closer attention to detail and leaving maintenance problems behind would prevent problems of this type. We flew the route as we usually do, instead of as filed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT CREW HAS A TRACK DEV IN ZSE CLASS A.

Narrative: FLT PLANNED LKV J67 LIN, BUT FLEW J-5 TOWARD RNO. MISTAKE POINTED OUT BY ZSE. WE FLY THIS RTE SO OFTEN THAT WE MISTAKENLY TOOK THE WRONG RTE. WE HAD EXTENSIVE (2 HR) DELAY AND HAD GOTTEN CLRNC, ETC, MUCH EARLIER. WE FELL INTO A HABIT PATTERN INSTEAD OF DILIGENTLY FOLLOWING FLT PLAN. CLOSER ATTN TO DETAIL AND LEAVING MAINT PROBS BEHIND WOULD PREVENT PROBS OF THIS TYPE. WE FLEW THE RTE AS WE USUALLY DO, INSTEAD OF AS FILED.

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.