Air carrier medium large transport track heading deviation sbound on J121 near iso VOR.

Attributes
ACN	190198
Time
Date	199109
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : chs
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	190198
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	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:

Navigating J121 sbound approximately 180 NM north of chs when center advised we were 7 1/2 mi off course. We replied that due to the distance from both orf and chs the course needle was drifting. Center replied that on the latest revision to the chart kingston VOR was now part of the airway for J121 and we should be navigating off that. Due to the way our charts were folded and our being unaware of the addition of kingston to J121, 1 of us had the outbound course to chs set and were unaware of the inclusion of kingston on the J121 airway. Next time will look more carefully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TRACK HDG DEV SBOUND ON J121 NEAR ISO VOR.

Narrative: NAVIGATING J121 SBOUND APPROX 180 NM N OF CHS WHEN CENTER ADVISED WE WERE 7 1/2 MI OFF COURSE. WE REPLIED THAT DUE TO THE DISTANCE FROM BOTH ORF AND CHS THE COURSE NEEDLE WAS DRIFTING. CENTER REPLIED THAT ON THE LATEST REVISION TO THE CHART KINGSTON VOR WAS NOW PART OF THE AIRWAY FOR J121 AND WE SHOULD BE NAVIGATING OFF THAT. DUE TO THE WAY OUR CHARTS WERE FOLDED AND OUR BEING UNAWARE OF THE ADDITION OF KINGSTON TO J121, 1 OF US HAD THE OUTBOUND COURSE TO CHS SET AND WERE UNAWARE OF THE INCLUSION OF KINGSTON ON THE J121 AIRWAY. NEXT TIME WILL LOOK MORE CAREFULLY.

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.