First officer of a B727 failed to follow the flight plan routing due dialing in the wrong VOR resulting in ATC intervention and a vector heading to back on course.

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Attributes
ACN	386900
Time
Date	199711
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	386900
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:

First officer (self) flying outbound syr 258 degree radial on jet 29 -- mistakenly dialed in dkk (vice jamestown) with inbound 252 degree radial on jet 29. Turned aircraft to intercept radial (instruments showed aircraft south of 252 degree radial inbound cus). Center (ZOB?) asked why the turn and corrected us back to jamestown. Captain involved in pressurization problem with so - - didn't notice I had dialed in wrong VOR. Basically misread map with another problem occurring at same time. Center very helpful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF A B727 FAILED TO FOLLOW THE FLT PLAN ROUTING DUE DIALING IN THE WRONG VOR RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION AND A VECTOR HDG TO BACK ON COURSE.

Narrative: FO (SELF) FLYING OUTBOUND SYR 258 DEG RADIAL ON JET 29 -- MISTAKENLY DIALED IN DKK (VICE JAMESTOWN) WITH INBOUND 252 DEG RADIAL ON JET 29. TURNED ACFT TO INTERCEPT RADIAL (INSTS SHOWED ACFT S OF 252 DEG RADIAL INBOUND CUS). CTR (ZOB?) ASKED WHY THE TURN AND CORRECTED US BACK TO JAMESTOWN. CAPT INVOLVED IN PRESSURIZATION PROB WITH SO - - DIDN'T NOTICE I HAD DIALED IN WRONG VOR. BASICALLY MISREAD MAP WITH ANOTHER PROB OCCURRING AT SAME TIME. CTR VERY HELPFUL.

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.