Flight crew of medium large transport in cruise tuned in cjs instead of elp for J2 radial.

Attributes
ACN	146020
Time
Date	199005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : elp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	146020
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	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:

Eastbound on J2, toward elp, both pilots dialed in cjs instead of elp. Nearly ran into mexican airspace; saved by center vector. Note: both pilots independently (and mistakenly) selected wrong VOR from high chart. Recommend: increased vigilance by crews (of course), but also improved depiction on chart. This is a murphy waiting to happen. By the controller's tone, I suspect it does happen a lot. There is a fix!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG IN CRUISE TUNED IN CJS INSTEAD OF ELP FOR J2 RADIAL.

Narrative: EBND ON J2, TOWARD ELP, BOTH PLTS DIALED IN CJS INSTEAD OF ELP. NEARLY RAN INTO MEXICAN AIRSPACE; SAVED BY CENTER VECTOR. NOTE: BOTH PLTS INDEPENDENTLY (AND MISTAKENLY) SELECTED WRONG VOR FROM HIGH CHART. RECOMMEND: INCREASED VIGILANCE BY CREWS (OF COURSE), BUT ALSO IMPROVED DEPICTION ON CHART. THIS IS A MURPHY WAITING TO HAPPEN. BY THE CTLR'S TONE, I SUSPECT IT DOES HAPPEN A LOT. THERE IS A FIX!

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.