Flight crew of medium large transport allegedly off course outbound out of irw VOR.

Attributes
ACN	194751
Time
Date	199111
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : irw airport : dfw
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14700 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	194751
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

The nov revision for the boids 2 arrival to dfw shows the 157 degree radial out of will rogers, when in fact it should be the 167 degree radial. The printing was such that it could have easily been mistaken for either one of these numbers. Center said 6 flts before us went out the 157 degree radial as did we. Anyway, the center said 'no problem' and that they would advise of the problem. Maybe the 'proof reading' was the problem at printers. We were not far off course when center asked us what we showed as the will rogers transition, so he was obviously aware of the problem since so many previous flts did the same thing. All of this a function of a typographical error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF MLG ALLEGEDLY OFF COURSE OUTBOUND OUT OF IRW VOR.

Narrative: THE NOV REVISION FOR THE BOIDS 2 ARR TO DFW SHOWS THE 157 DEG RADIAL OUT OF WILL ROGERS, WHEN IN FACT IT SHOULD BE THE 167 DEG RADIAL. THE PRINTING WAS SUCH THAT IT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN MISTAKEN FOR EITHER ONE OF THESE NUMBERS. CENTER SAID 6 FLTS BEFORE US WENT OUT THE 157 DEG RADIAL AS DID WE. ANYWAY, THE CENTER SAID 'NO PROBLEM' AND THAT THEY WOULD ADVISE OF THE PROBLEM. MAYBE THE 'PROOF READING' WAS THE PROBLEM AT PRINTERS. WE WERE NOT FAR OFF COURSE WHEN CENTER ASKED US WHAT WE SHOWED AS THE WILL ROGERS TRANSITION, SO HE WAS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE SO MANY PREVIOUS FLTS DID THE SAME THING. ALL OF THIS A FUNCTION OF A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR.

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.