A300 flight crew reports flying slightly west of the 223 degree radial on the kennedy 1 breezy point...

Attributes
ACN	734474
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : cri.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : breezy point
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 : 110 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	734474
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 124 flight time total : 5586 flight time type : 577
ASRS Report	734652
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned airspace flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cleared after departure the 'breezy point climb.' we departed runway 31L. We started our turn towards cri VOR at approximately 600 ft MSL. As we approached cri VOR; the autoplt was selected 'on.' when we were directly overhead cri VOR; 'navigation' was selected for course guidance. The aircraft began to turn southwest; but stopped; the cri 223 degree radial was not intercepted. In approximately 30 seconds we noticed this error and started to turn further to the south to manually intercept the 223 degree radial. At that time; departure control noticed and gave us an immediate turn to heading 180 degrees to intercept 223 degree radial. Seconds later; we were established on course. We were told to call nyc departure control. I did this and spoke with mr X. I accepted full responsibility of the event. Mr X understood and advised us to be more vigilant.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 FLT CREW REPORTS FLYING SLIGHTLY WEST OF THE 223 DEGREE RADIAL ON THE KENNEDY 1 BREEZY POINT CLIMB.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED AFTER DEP THE 'BREEZY POINT CLB.' WE DEPARTED RWY 31L. WE STARTED OUR TURN TOWARDS CRI VOR AT APPROX 600 FT MSL. AS WE APCHED CRI VOR; THE AUTOPLT WAS SELECTED 'ON.' WHEN WE WERE DIRECTLY OVERHEAD CRI VOR; 'NAV' WAS SELECTED FOR COURSE GUIDANCE. THE ACFT BEGAN TO TURN SW; BUT STOPPED; THE CRI 223 DEG RADIAL WAS NOT INTERCEPTED. IN APPROX 30 SECONDS WE NOTICED THIS ERROR AND STARTED TO TURN FURTHER TO THE S TO MANUALLY INTERCEPT THE 223 DEG RADIAL. AT THAT TIME; DEP CTL NOTICED AND GAVE US AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO HDG 180 DEGS TO INTERCEPT 223 DEG RADIAL. SECONDS LATER; WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON COURSE. WE WERE TOLD TO CALL NYC DEP CTL. I DID THIS AND SPOKE WITH MR X. I ACCEPTED FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EVENT. MR X UNDERSTOOD AND ADVISED US TO BE MORE VIGILANT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

A300 flight crew reports flying slightly west of the 223 degree radial on the kennedy 1 breezy point climb.