Aircraft equipment problem creates a heading track deviation on departure traffic.

Attributes
ACN	207926
Time
Date	199204
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mygf
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma tower : clt
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	207926
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed runway 6 at mygf with a left turnout to a heading of 250 degrees to intercept BR68V. The first officer (PF) intercepted the airway using the #2 navigation, the #1 navigation had a full left deflection. Still had visual contact with the ground and up the grand bahama coast instead of away from the island. At that time, I instructed my first officer to fly a heading of 250 degrees to re-intercept the airway. About that time, we were handed off to mia center, they informed us that we were tracking on the wrong airway with opposing traffic at the same altitude and to fly a heading of 310 degrees back toward the airway we should be on. Shortly after that, mia center gave us another heading to intercept another airway. I informed them of our problem and was given headings to a visual approach at our destination. Both VOR navs worked going into mygf and both locs and GS's worked at our destination. Whenever any kind of an incident happens, I try to analyze just what went wrong to prevent a similar occurrence. This time, I don't have an answer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM CREATES A HDG TRACK DEV ON DEP TFC.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 6 AT MYGF WITH A L TURNOUT TO A HDG OF 250 DEGS TO INTERCEPT BR68V. THE FO (PF) INTERCEPTED THE AIRWAY USING THE #2 NAV, THE #1 NAV HAD A FULL L DEFLECTION. STILL HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE GND AND UP THE GRAND BAHAMA COAST INSTEAD OF AWAY FROM THE ISLAND. AT THAT TIME, I INSTRUCTED MY FO TO FLY A HDG OF 250 DEGS TO RE-INTERCEPT THE AIRWAY. ABOUT THAT TIME, WE WERE HANDED OFF TO MIA CTR, THEY INFORMED US THAT WE WERE TRACKING ON THE WRONG AIRWAY WITH OPPOSING TFC AT THE SAME ALT AND TO FLY A HDG OF 310 DEGS BACK TOWARD THE AIRWAY WE SHOULD BE ON. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, MIA CTR GAVE US ANOTHER HDG TO INTERCEPT ANOTHER AIRWAY. I INFORMED THEM OF OUR PROBLEM AND WAS GIVEN HDGS TO A VISUAL APCH AT OUR DEST. BOTH VOR NAVS WORKED GOING INTO MYGF AND BOTH LOCS AND GS'S WORKED AT OUR DEST. WHENEVER ANY KIND OF AN INCIDENT HAPPENS, I TRY TO ANALYZE JUST WHAT WENT WRONG TO PREVENT A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE. THIS TIME, I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER.

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.