Narrative:

I flew captain PIC, PF, B747-2A, xx air, nrt to ord. Instructor captain in right seat. Departed nrt ZZ05Z (ZZ05L), used nrt SID-chosi 4 runway 34. Departure control said, 'fly heading 070 degrees, intercept otr-11 on course. (Cvc 092 degree radial.) I had moriya VOR (sne 114.0) tuned for SID and failed to switch over to cvc VOR, so I didn't realize I overshot otr-11 airway. Departure said, 'you are 4 mi left of course, turn south and intercept traffic 20 mi out of 21000 ft, descend to 11000 ft.' I was climbing out of 16000 ft. I turned toward otr-11 and descended, 336K and 3000 FPM. One min later I was on course and descending through 13000 ft. Departure said, 'resume climb to FL330.' no loss of separation. No TCASII warning. No traffic displayed on TCASII. Lessons: I should have aurally idented active VOR, or asked other crew member to identify my VOR. Instructor captain in right seat was taking on INS fix check over cvc VOR, so he was out of loop. No help at all. Also, this check requires all 3 INS in waypoint, so I didn't have the digital xtrack. This check should be done about 100 mi offshore, after away from busy, crowded airport area. PF and PNF had a debate over cvc about what radial was correct for otr-11 airway. Distraction and debate when I should have been turning cvc VOR for outbound radial. Capts don't make real good coplts. Beware.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NAV DEV DEPARTING NRT BECAUSE FLC WAS USING WRONG NAVAID FOR NAV.

Narrative: I FLEW CAPT PIC, PF, B747-2A, XX AIR, NRT TO ORD. INSTRUCTOR CAPT IN R SEAT. DEPARTED NRT ZZ05Z (ZZ05L), USED NRT SID-CHOSI 4 RWY 34. DEP CTL SAID, 'FLY HEADING 070 DEGS, INTERCEPT OTR-11 ON COURSE. (CVC 092 DEG RADIAL.) I HAD MORIYA VOR (SNE 114.0) TUNED FOR SID AND FAILED TO SWITCH OVER TO CVC VOR, SO I DIDN'T REALIZE I OVERSHOT OTR-11 AIRWAY. DEP SAID, 'YOU ARE 4 MI L OF COURSE, TURN S AND INTERCEPT TFC 20 MI OUT OF 21000 FT, DSND TO 11000 FT.' I WAS CLBING OUT OF 16000 FT. I TURNED TOWARD OTR-11 AND DSNDED, 336K AND 3000 FPM. ONE MIN LATER I WAS ON COURSE AND DSNDING THROUGH 13000 FT. DEP SAID, 'RESUME CLB TO FL330.' NO LOSS OF SEPARATION. NO TCASII WARNING. NO TFC DISPLAYED ON TCASII. LESSONS: I SHOULD HAVE AURALLY IDENTED ACTIVE VOR, OR ASKED OTHER CREW MEMBER TO IDENT MY VOR. INSTRUCTOR CAPT IN R SEAT WAS TAKING ON INS FIX CHK OVER CVC VOR, SO HE WAS OUT OF LOOP. NO HELP AT ALL. ALSO, THIS CHK REQUIRES ALL 3 INS IN WAYPOINT, SO I DIDN'T HAVE THE DIGITAL XTRACK. THIS CHK SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT 100 MI OFFSHORE, AFTER AWAY FROM BUSY, CROWDED ARPT AREA. PF AND PNF HAD A DEBATE OVER CVC ABOUT WHAT RADIAL WAS CORRECT FOR OTR-11 AIRWAY. DISTR AND DEBATE WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TURNING CVC VOR FOR OUTBOUND RADIAL. CAPTS DON'T MAKE REAL GOOD COPLTS. BEWARE.

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.