Course deviation. Flight crew distracted with pressurization problem and cockpit noise.

Attributes
ACN	292242
Time
Date	199412
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orl airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	292242
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Climbing out of orlando international on the mccoy 3 SID. We were issued a new clearance to fly a 330 degree heading to intercept the orl 355 degree radial northbound. As we climbed, and cabin pressure increased, we noticed a high-pitched squeal in the cockpit, and found that the first officer had caught the vinyl drain tube adjacent to the windshield post in his sliding window, creating an air leak. It's the same old story -- 3 crew members focused on a minor problem, with the result that we flew through our intercept and approached a military block of airspace. It's the same old answer, too -- at least 1 crew member must always focus on the primary task at hand, ie, staying right side up. I should add, I am a relatively new captain, with about 250 hours as PIC in turbojets, with the carrier, and inexperience was undoubtedly a factor in the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COURSE DEV. FLC DISTRACTED WITH PRESSURIZATION PROB AND COCKPIT NOISE.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF ORLANDO INTL ON THE MCCOY 3 SID. WE WERE ISSUED A NEW CLRNC TO FLY A 330 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT THE ORL 355 DEG RADIAL NBOUND. AS WE CLBED, AND CABIN PRESSURE INCREASED, WE NOTICED A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAL IN THE COCKPIT, AND FOUND THAT THE FO HAD CAUGHT THE VINYL DRAIN TUBE ADJACENT TO THE WINDSHIELD POST IN HIS SLIDING WINDOW, CREATING AN AIR LEAK. IT'S THE SAME OLD STORY -- 3 CREW MEMBERS FOCUSED ON A MINOR PROB, WITH THE RESULT THAT WE FLEW THROUGH OUR INTERCEPT AND APCHED A MIL BLOCK OF AIRSPACE. IT'S THE SAME OLD ANSWER, TOO -- AT LEAST 1 CREW MEMBER MUST ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE PRIMARY TASK AT HAND, IE, STAYING RIGHT SIDE UP. I SHOULD ADD, I AM A RELATIVELY NEW CAPT, WITH ABOUT 250 HRS AS PIC IN TURBOJETS, WITH THE CARRIER, AND INEXPERIENCE WAS UNDOUBTEDLY A FACTOR IN THE INCIDENT.

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.