An MD80 flight crew misreads a navigation chart and has a heading deviation in ZKC airspace.

Attributes
ACN	392740
Time
Date	199802
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eos
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	392740
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	392739
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified 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:

We were cleared dfw TEX4 okm J181 bdf BDF3 ord. After passing ulman intersection we continued on the neo 042 degree radial instead of making a slight northerly turn to intercept the springfield 032 degree radial which now defines the J181 airway. We used us hi 1/2 chart to neo then flipped the chart to the us hi 1 side to continue on J181 to bdf. This appears to be correct although at ulman intersection J181 is now defined by the springfield 032 degree radial instead of the neosho 042 degree radial. ATC notified us that we were 8 NM east of J181 and gave us a vector for bdf. They said that many aircrews do not make the transition from the neo 042 degree radial to the springfield 032 degree radial due to a map error. Using just us hi 1/2 appears to contain the full J181 airway from neosho to bdf, but in fact it does not. The change of navaids from neo to springfield is only shown on the us hi 3/4 chart. Suggest no longer file aircraft on the J181 airway between ulman and bdf of at the least, make a notation in the file plan remarks of the possible conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLC MISREADS A NAV CHART AND HAS A HEADING DEV IN ZKC AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED DFW TEX4 OKM J181 BDF BDF3 ORD. AFTER PASSING ULMAN INTXN WE CONTINUED ON THE NEO 042 DEG RADIAL INSTEAD OF MAKING A SLIGHT NORTHERLY TURN TO INTERCEPT THE SPRINGFIELD 032 DEG RADIAL WHICH NOW DEFINES THE J181 AIRWAY. WE USED US HI 1/2 CHART TO NEO THEN FLIPPED THE CHART TO THE US HI 1 SIDE TO CONTINUE ON J181 TO BDF. THIS APPEARS TO BE CORRECT ALTHOUGH AT ULMAN INTXN J181 IS NOW DEFINED BY THE SPRINGFIELD 032 DEG RADIAL INSTEAD OF THE NEOSHO 042 DEG RADIAL. ATC NOTIFIED US THAT WE WERE 8 NM E OF J181 AND GAVE US A VECTOR FOR BDF. THEY SAID THAT MANY AIRCREWS DO NOT MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM THE NEO 042 DEG RADIAL TO THE SPRINGFIELD 032 DEG RADIAL DUE TO A MAP ERROR. USING JUST US HI 1/2 APPEARS TO CONTAIN THE FULL J181 AIRWAY FROM NEOSHO TO BDF, BUT IN FACT IT DOES NOT. THE CHANGE OF NAVAIDS FROM NEO TO SPRINGFIELD IS ONLY SHOWN ON THE US HI 3/4 CHART. SUGGEST NO LONGER FILE ACFT ON THE J181 AIRWAY BTWN ULMAN AND BDF OF AT THE LEAST, MAKE A NOTATION IN THE FILE PLAN REMARKS OF THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT.

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.