Narrative:

I am an instructor pilot (flight and simulator) for air carrier X. This was my first line trip in 12 months and I was flying with a line check airman due to the fact I was expired for a line check and could not act as PIC. I am a captain and was occupying the left seat. During our predep preparation, it was not noticed that on our flight plan (which involves at some point intercepting the har 039 degree radial) was not programmed into the kns 660 RNAV (the har 039 degree portion). We departed and were cleared to join the 039 degree radial. I was navigating using the RMI since he had selected the har 039 degree radial on his HSI. He noticed this and saw it wasn't programmed in the kns 660. He then programmed it in. The only problem was he programmed har 03939 (39 DME). The airway is intercepted (the seg 101 degree radial) at 29 DME. He had dialed in the seg 101 degree radial before he started programming the kns 660. We then noticed we had flown through the course and was turning to intercept when ZNY advised us we missed the airway and cleared us to go direct fjc VOR. Nothing further was said by him. We were about the seg 101 degree radial and 8 DME when we flew through airway about 10 degrees, so I doubt we were actually off the airway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A DHC8 FAILED TO FOLLOW THE DEP TRACK DURING CLBOUT CAUSING ATC TO INTERVENE AND PROVIDE A DIRECT COURSE TO THE NEXT FLT PLAN FIX.

Narrative: I AM AN INSTRUCTOR PLT (FLT AND SIMULATOR) FOR ACR X. THIS WAS MY FIRST LINE TRIP IN 12 MONTHS AND I WAS FLYING WITH A LINE CHK AIRMAN DUE TO THE FACT I WAS EXPIRED FOR A LINE CHK AND COULD NOT ACT AS PIC. I AM A CAPT AND WAS OCCUPYING THE L SEAT. DURING OUR PREDEP PREPARATION, IT WAS NOT NOTICED THAT ON OUR FLT PLAN (WHICH INVOLVES AT SOME POINT INTERCEPTING THE HAR 039 DEG RADIAL) WAS NOT PROGRAMMED INTO THE KNS 660 RNAV (THE HAR 039 DEG PORTION). WE DEPARTED AND WERE CLRED TO JOIN THE 039 DEG RADIAL. I WAS NAVING USING THE RMI SINCE HE HAD SELECTED THE HAR 039 DEG RADIAL ON HIS HSI. HE NOTICED THIS AND SAW IT WASN'T PROGRAMMED IN THE KNS 660. HE THEN PROGRAMMED IT IN. THE ONLY PROB WAS HE PROGRAMMED HAR 03939 (39 DME). THE AIRWAY IS INTERCEPTED (THE SEG 101 DEG RADIAL) AT 29 DME. HE HAD DIALED IN THE SEG 101 DEG RADIAL BEFORE HE STARTED PROGRAMMING THE KNS 660. WE THEN NOTICED WE HAD FLOWN THROUGH THE COURSE AND WAS TURNING TO INTERCEPT WHEN ZNY ADVISED US WE MISSED THE AIRWAY AND CLRED US TO GO DIRECT FJC VOR. NOTHING FURTHER WAS SAID BY HIM. WE WERE ABOUT THE SEG 101 DEG RADIAL AND 8 DME WHEN WE FLEW THROUGH AIRWAY ABOUT 10 DEGS, SO I DOUBT WE WERE ACTUALLY OFF THE AIRWAY.

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.