Heading track position error.

Attributes
ACN	263512
Time
Date	199401
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : spa
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	263512
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	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:

En route from pbi to cle. We tracked outbound from spa (spartanburg VOR) on J-83 instead of J-85 as filed. Misread chart. Also some confusion due to the fact that J-83 was our route of flight into spa on previous flight (from cle to pbi. Center pointed out deviation. Correction was made immediately. No further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK POS ERROR.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM PBI TO CLE. WE TRACKED OUTBOUND FROM SPA (SPARTANBURG VOR) ON J-83 INSTEAD OF J-85 AS FILED. MISREAD CHART. ALSO SOME CONFUSION DUE TO THE FACT THAT J-83 WAS OUR RTE OF FLT INTO SPA ON PREVIOUS FLT (FROM CLE TO PBI. CTR POINTED OUT DEV. CORRECTION WAS MADE IMMEDIATELY. NO FURTHER PROBS.

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.