Advised that they were east off course a crew finds they have improperly programmed their FMC.

Attributes
ACN	526600
Time
Date	200109
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lin.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	526600
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory 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:

Improper FMC programming resulted in course deviation. The controller advised us that we were east off course. This did not create any traffic conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ADVISED THAT THEY WERE E OFF COURSE A CREW FINDS THEY HAVE IMPROPERLY PROGRAMMED THEIR FMC.

Narrative: IMPROPER FMC PROGRAMMING RESULTED IN COURSE DEV. THE CTLR ADVISED US THAT WE WERE E OFF COURSE. THIS DID NOT CREATE ANY TFC CONFLICT.

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.