Narrative:

Flight crew misread flight plan. ATC brought to crew's attention that aircrew flew jet airway instead of going direct. I was dealing with a warning light with the emergency checklist and was not following flight crew actions until ATC called. No conflict with other traffic. Supplemental information from acn 297910: misread flight plan. Should have gone direct psb instead of on J64. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies the B-727-200 domestically for a major united states air carrier. Both the reporter and his first officer failed to read the flight plan properly and flew J-64 out of rav instead of going direct psb. ARTCC called the crew, 'where are you going?' and was not upset. The reporter refers to an aci on the jumpseat as being on a 'fund raising tour,' watching for a violation so that a fine can be levied.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACK DEV.

Narrative: FLC MISREAD FLT PLAN. ATC BROUGHT TO CREW'S ATTN THAT AIRCREW FLEW JET AIRWAY INSTEAD OF GOING DIRECT. I WAS DEALING WITH A WARNING LIGHT WITH THE EMER CHKLIST AND WAS NOT FOLLOWING FLC ACTIONS UNTIL ATC CALLED. NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 297910: MISREAD FLT PLAN. SHOULD HAVE GONE DIRECT PSB INSTEAD OF ON J64. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES THE B-727-200 DOMESTICALLY FOR A MAJOR UNITED STATES ACR. BOTH THE RPTR AND HIS FO FAILED TO READ THE FLT PLAN PROPERLY AND FLEW J-64 OUT OF RAV INSTEAD OF GOING DIRECT PSB. ARTCC CALLED THE CREW, 'WHERE ARE YOU GOING?' AND WAS NOT UPSET. THE RPTR REFERS TO AN ACI ON THE JUMPSEAT AS BEING ON A 'FUND RAISING TOUR,' WATCHING FOR A VIOLATION SO THAT A FINE CAN BE LEVIED.

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.