MD80 flight crew had the wrong VOR tuned in and went toward atl when cleared back to lgc.

Attributes
ACN	394840
Time
Date	199802
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lgc
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
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
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	394840
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	394692
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After 40 mins of holding, deviating and vectoring, ATC cleared us from our holding pattern by stating that we were reclred to atl via radar vectors, fly present heading. A short time later, approach re-cleared us back to lgc VOR. We both had tuned atl VOR since we were no longer on any arrival. When ATC gave us clearance back to lgc we incorrectly flew toward atl. We were not aware of the mistake until approach questioned us. At that time we were 13 mi north of lgc. A vector was provided back to the lgc arrival. We were not aware of any traffic conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLC HAD THE WRONG VOR TUNED IN AND WENT TOWARD ATL WHEN CLRED BACK TO LGC.

Narrative: AFTER 40 MINS OF HOLDING, DEVIATING AND VECTORING, ATC CLRED US FROM OUR HOLDING PATTERN BY STATING THAT WE WERE RECLRED TO ATL VIA RADAR VECTORS, FLY PRESENT HDG. A SHORT TIME LATER, APCH RE-CLRED US BACK TO LGC VOR. WE BOTH HAD TUNED ATL VOR SINCE WE WERE NO LONGER ON ANY ARR. WHEN ATC GAVE US CLRNC BACK TO LGC WE INCORRECTLY FLEW TOWARD ATL. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THE MISTAKE UNTIL APCH QUESTIONED US. AT THAT TIME WE WERE 13 MI N OF LGC. A VECTOR WAS PROVIDED BACK TO THE LGC ARR. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY TFC 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.