Air carrier mdt track heading deviation.

Attributes
ACN	180889
Time
Date	199106
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fwa
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	180889
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It had been 5 1/2 months since I have flown in the ATC system. I had just finished initial ground school and flight training on the mdt as captain. My first trip yip-mem was IOE (initial operating experience) with a company check airman in the right seat and first officer in the jump seat. En route after crossing over the fwa VOR I had a question as to the route of flight. The check airman picked up the flight plan on the clipboard and then picked up the low en route chart and told me the outbnd course. I tuned in the course and proceeded to track it. It turned that we were tracking the wrong arwy. The check airman looked at the flight plan with some confusion and must have given me the wrong course and I failed to back it up by not looking at the flight plan at that time. Center then gave us a heading to intercept the proper course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MDT TRACK HEADING DEVIATION.

Narrative: IT HAD BEEN 5 1/2 MONTHS SINCE I HAVE FLOWN IN THE ATC SYS. I HAD JUST FINISHED INITIAL GND SCHOOL AND FLT TRNING ON THE MDT AS CAPT. MY FIRST TRIP YIP-MEM WAS IOE (INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE) WITH A COMPANY CHK AIRMAN IN THE R SEAT AND F/O IN THE JUMP SEAT. ENRTE AFTER XING OVER THE FWA VOR I HAD A QUESTION AS TO THE RTE OF FLT. THE CHK AIRMAN PICKED UP THE FLT PLAN ON THE CLIPBOARD AND THEN PICKED UP THE LOW ENRTE CHART AND TOLD ME THE OUTBND COURSE. I TUNED IN THE COURSE AND PROCEEDED TO TRACK IT. IT TURNED THAT WE WERE TRACKING THE WRONG ARWY. THE CHK AIRMAN LOOKED AT THE FLT PLAN WITH SOME CONFUSION AND MUST HAVE GIVEN ME THE WRONG COURSE AND I FAILED TO BACK IT UP BY NOT LOOKING AT THE FLT PLAN AT THAT TIME. CTR THEN GAVE US A HDG TO INTERCEPT THE PROPER COURSE.

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.