A commercial fixed wing large transport on climb out was directed by ATC to the correct departure outbound heading due to the FMS being loaded incorrectly.

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Attributes
ACN	374080
Time
Date	199707
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute airway : zlc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	374080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3300
ASRS Report	373861
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ATC radioed an inquiry on our intercepting the departure outbound. The FMS had been loaded with the incorrect outbound course and the PF was following that information. ATC vectored us back to course and raw data was used instead of FMS data.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING LGT ON CLBOUT WAS DIRECTED BY ATC TO THE CORRECT DEP OUTBOUND HDG DUE TO THE FMS BEING LOADED INCORRECTLY.

Narrative: ATC RADIOED AN INQUIRY ON OUR INTERCEPTING THE DEP OUTBOUND. THE FMS HAD BEEN LOADED WITH THE INCORRECT OUTBOUND COURSE AND THE PF WAS FOLLOWING THAT INFO. ATC VECTORED US BACK TO COURSE AND RAW DATA WAS USED INSTEAD OF FMS DATA.

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.