Narrative:

Had the planned route in the FMS. When I received the cpdlc I missed the new route. I had reviewed several routes via the weather application. The route looked familiar and I didn't notice the route change.I have not flown in 5 months. Flight attendants checked in while I was checking the clearance via cpdlc.the ability to print cpdlc on the ACARS would have trapped my error.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier pilot reported a track heading deviation during climbout. Pilot cited distraction and lack of flying as a contributing factors.

Narrative: Had the planned route in the FMS. When I received the CPDLC I missed the new route. I had reviewed several routes via the weather application. The route looked familiar and I didn't notice the route change.I have not flown in 5 months. Flight Attendants checked in while I was checking the clearance via CPDLC.The ability to print CPDLC on the ACARS would have trapped my error.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.