Air carrier flight crew programs FMS incorrectly flies 43 NM off course.

Attributes
ACN	137336
Time
Date	199002
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yqo
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 7600 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	137336
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was cleared from yyz to cug via at or above yqo 243 degree right join V5 djb. We programmed our flight management system with the old dolfn intersection believing it to be yqo 243 degree but it was not, we did not monitor the FMS as it took the aircraft down the yqo 213 degree right instead. Controller questioned our routing and it was then too late we were 43 NM off course. Contributing factors complacency and captain doing payroll paperwork first officer eating crew meal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT CREW PROGRAMS FMS INCORRECTLY FLIES 43 NM OFF COURSE.

Narrative: FLT WAS CLRED FROM YYZ TO CUG VIA AT OR ABOVE YQO 243 DEG R JOIN V5 DJB. WE PROGRAMMED OUR FLT MGMNT SYS WITH THE OLD DOLFN INTXN BELIEVING IT TO BE YQO 243 DEG BUT IT WAS NOT, WE DID NOT MONITOR THE FMS AS IT TOOK THE ACFT DOWN THE YQO 213 DEG R INSTEAD. CTLR QUESTIONED OUR ROUTING AND IT WAS THEN TOO LATE WE WERE 43 NM OFF COURSE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS COMPLACENCY AND CAPT DOING PAYROLL PAPERWORK F/O EATING CREW MEAL.

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.