Narrative:

While flying the FLL7 on a 330 degree heading to intercept the thundr transition, an airway deviation occurred. I, the captain flying the aircraft, was cleared to intercept the published outbound 335 degree radial of the dhp VOR. Instead the 355 degree radial was intercepted. The controller noted the error and assigned an alternate heading of 290 degrees to reintercept. No traffic conflicts were noted and none observed on TCASII. The first officer had selected the dhp 355 degree radial incorrectly during preflight. The optical effects between the digital similarity of 355 degree and 335 degree when viewed from the left seat in the early morning sun while completing the before starting engine checklist probably was a contributing factor. Combined with 2 mechanical problems created the oversight. The problem then compounded after the clearance was received from mia departure and I didn't reconfirm the intercept radial while using the #1 VOR to select dhp and fly the thundr transition. Instead, I used the selected radial of 355 degrees that had been tuned by the first officer.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CAPT RPTS INTERCEPTING THE WRONG RADIAL ON THE THUNDR TRANSITION OF THE FLL7 DEP. THE FO HAD SET UP THE RADIOS PRIOR TO DEP AND THE CAPT FAILED TO VERIFY THAT THE CORRECT COURSE HAD BEEN SET. EARLY MORNING SUN ON THE DIGITAL DISPLAY, AND MECHANICAL PROBS, COMPOUNDED THE CREW'S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THIS MISTAKE.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING THE FLL7 ON A 330 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT THE THUNDR TRANSITION, AN AIRWAY DEV OCCURRED. I, THE CAPT FLYING THE ACFT, WAS CLRED TO INTERCEPT THE PUBLISHED OUTBOUND 335 DEG RADIAL OF THE DHP VOR. INSTEAD THE 355 DEG RADIAL WAS INTERCEPTED. THE CTLR NOTED THE ERROR AND ASSIGNED AN ALTERNATE HDG OF 290 DEGS TO REINTERCEPT. NO TFC CONFLICTS WERE NOTED AND NONE OBSERVED ON TCASII. THE FO HAD SELECTED THE DHP 355 DEG RADIAL INCORRECTLY DURING PREFLT. THE OPTICAL EFFECTS BTWN THE DIGITAL SIMILARITY OF 355 DEG AND 335 DEG WHEN VIEWED FROM THE L SEAT IN THE EARLY MORNING SUN WHILE COMPLETING THE BEFORE STARTING ENG CHKLIST PROBABLY WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. COMBINED WITH 2 MECHANICAL PROBS CREATED THE OVERSIGHT. THE PROB THEN COMPOUNDED AFTER THE CLRNC WAS RECEIVED FROM MIA DEP AND I DIDN'T RECONFIRM THE INTERCEPT RADIAL WHILE USING THE #1 VOR TO SELECT DHP AND FLY THE THUNDR TRANSITION. INSTEAD, I USED THE SELECTED RADIAL OF 355 DEGS THAT HAD BEEN TUNED BY THE FO.

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.