Air carrier B727 flew J45 from atl vice J89.

Attributes
ACN	338620
Time
Date	199605
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : atl
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j45 enroute airway : n89
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	338620
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	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:

I was flight engineer on flight mia-ord. Over atl, we were told by ATC to turn right to intercept J89 as filed. We noticed we were on J45 to bna. We were on auxiliary navigation, omega was loaded via ACARS in mia. The ACARS fpr showed us filed for J45 to bna, which was where the auxiliary navigation/omega was taking us. Our flight plan hard copy showed us planned for J89 through ind. I believe we were just slightly off course when ATC called. We immediately returned to J89 and continued without incident. ATC said, no problem. None of us noticed the discrepancy between our copy of the flight plan versus the ACARS fpr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR B727 FLEW J45 FROM ATL VICE J89.

Narrative: I WAS FE ON FLT MIA-ORD. OVER ATL, WE WERE TOLD BY ATC TO TURN R TO INTERCEPT J89 AS FILED. WE NOTICED WE WERE ON J45 TO BNA. WE WERE ON AUX NAV, OMEGA WAS LOADED VIA ACARS IN MIA. THE ACARS FPR SHOWED US FILED FOR J45 TO BNA, WHICH WAS WHERE THE AUX NAV/OMEGA WAS TAKING US. OUR FLT PLAN HARD COPY SHOWED US PLANNED FOR J89 THROUGH IND. I BELIEVE WE WERE JUST SLIGHTLY OFF COURSE WHEN ATC CALLED. WE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO J89 AND CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ATC SAID, NO PROB. NONE OF US NOTICED THE DISCREPANCY BTWN OUR COPY OF THE FLT PLAN VERSUS THE ACARS FPR.

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.