Center stored routing not complied with.

Attributes
ACN	97176
Time
Date	198810
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	97176
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

En route from tul to hobby airport overhead dfw (117.0) I set course 154 degrees (J87) in course window to continue flight per flight plan route. 24 mi south center asked about my routing clearance. First officer read back flight plan route. Well, as it turns out, flight plan route was out the 170 degree right to intercept the 334 degree right off college station. The mistake was clearly my mistake. The reasons for the error: in the past we have flown the jetway routing J87 for our flight plan route. The clearance was recently changed in our filed flight plans. Old habits (routings) are hard to break when one's been flying a standard route for 6 yrs. To correct situation: this routing was assigned by center to alleviate congestive flow between dfw and houston. If it is experimental or permanent I'm not sure, but it would help if a jet route were published on the hi altitude charts indicating a proper course, radial to be flown off of (dfw 117.0 154 degree right, for example). I'm sure many others have made this same mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CENTER STORED ROUTING NOT COMPLIED WITH.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM TUL TO HOBBY ARPT OVERHEAD DFW (117.0) I SET COURSE 154 DEGS (J87) IN COURSE WINDOW TO CONTINUE FLT PER FLT PLAN ROUTE. 24 MI S CENTER ASKED ABOUT MY ROUTING CLRNC. F/O READ BACK FLT PLAN ROUTE. WELL, AS IT TURNS OUT, FLT PLAN ROUTE WAS OUT THE 170 DEG R TO INTERCEPT THE 334 DEG R OFF COLLEGE STATION. THE MISTAKE WAS CLEARLY MY MISTAKE. THE REASONS FOR THE ERROR: IN THE PAST WE HAVE FLOWN THE JETWAY ROUTING J87 FOR OUR FLT PLAN ROUTE. THE CLRNC WAS RECENTLY CHANGED IN OUR FILED FLT PLANS. OLD HABITS (ROUTINGS) ARE HARD TO BREAK WHEN ONE'S BEEN FLYING A STANDARD ROUTE FOR 6 YRS. TO CORRECT SITUATION: THIS ROUTING WAS ASSIGNED BY CENTER TO ALLEVIATE CONGESTIVE FLOW BTWN DFW AND HOUSTON. IF IT IS EXPERIMENTAL OR PERMANENT I'M NOT SURE, BUT IT WOULD HELP IF A JET ROUTE WERE PUBLISHED ON THE HI ALT CHARTS INDICATING A PROPER COURSE, RADIAL TO BE FLOWN OFF OF (DFW 117.0 154 DEG R, FOR EXAMPLE). I'M SURE MANY OTHERS HAVE MADE THIS SAME MISTAKE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.