First officer of air carrier widebody transport aircraft inadvertently programmed the FMS in error.

Attributes
ACN	211414
Time
Date	199205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ene
State Reference	ME
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : czqx
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	211414
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	211975
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified 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:

After being rerted, I checked the navigation chart en route section for standard north american route (na). I read the wrong line and therefore input an incorrect coordination in FMS. Center called us off course. We corrected our mistake and flew on. No conflict. Captain trusted me too much. If he had checked the navigation chart this would not have happened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF ACR WDB ACFT INADVERTENTLY PROGRAMMED THE FMS IN ERROR.

Narrative: AFTER BEING RERTED, I CHKED THE NAV CHART ENRTE SECTION FOR STANDARD NORTH AMERICAN RTE (NA). I READ THE WRONG LINE AND THEREFORE INPUT AN INCORRECT COORD IN FMS. CTR CALLED US OFF COURSE. WE CORRECTED OUR MISTAKE AND FLEW ON. NO CONFLICT. CAPT TRUSTED ME TOO MUCH. IF HE HAD CHKED THE NAV CHART THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

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.