Narrative:

Having been off for over 50 days and having only used the litton-92 for navigation 4 times in the past I arrived early and with the first officer completed a thorough preflight loading and rechk of the waypoints in the new litton-92 inertial navigation system. Takeoff was at XX25Z and was assigned the molen two (MOLEN2.molen) departure. The first officer contacted bay departure control and after wesla intersection I transitioned to the sfo 287 degree radial (V199) out to molen intersection. We were handed off to ZOA. Just as I was tuning the 156 degree radial of eni we were then cleared direct to kennt intersection. I switched on the autoplt and pressed the dir key on the litton-92 then typed the first letter of the waypoint. The CDU displayed kennt on line 4 (here is my error), I then pressed ent and was asked to confirm 'K' north 48 degree 38.46 east 21 degree 14.00 slavic. So I repeated the process with the same results, during this time ZOA called and asked if we were proceeding to kennt. Now I had just spent about 40 mins going through every waypoint on our route. I answered that I was getting some waypoint in yugoslavia. I then began typing in kennt on the direct page, which is complicated by the fact that all the keys on the litton-92 have at least two and some three different functions. At this time ZOA called saying that we were going to enter a warning area and to turn to a heading of 010 degrees. I immediately turned the aircraft. After being handed off to the high altitude sector I asked the controller if we had entered the warning area he responded no we had not. After about 45 mins we received a SELCAL from san francisco commercial radio asking that we call ZOA. I used the satellite phone on the ACARS and asked chicago dispatch to patch us through. I was connected with a supervisor who informed me that he didn't have any details and asked that I call back when I arrived at my destination. I informed him that I would not be landing until late. The supervisor then asked that I call back in 1 hour and he would have the details for me. I called back as requested and the supervisor informed that we had gone 5 mi into W-260. I asked if there had been any traffic conflicts caused by this and was told that there was no conflicting traffic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747 CREW ENTERS WARNING AREA WITHOUT CLRNC IN ZOA AIRSPACE.

Narrative: HAVING BEEN OFF FOR OVER 50 DAYS AND HAVING ONLY USED THE LITTON-92 FOR NAV 4 TIMES IN THE PAST I ARRIVED EARLY AND WITH THE FO COMPLETED A THOROUGH PREFLT LOADING AND RECHK OF THE WAYPOINTS IN THE NEW LITTON-92 INERTIAL NAV SYS. TKOF WAS AT XX25Z AND WAS ASSIGNED THE MOLEN TWO (MOLEN2.MOLEN) DEP. THE FO CONTACTED BAY DEP CTL AND AFTER WESLA INTXN I TRANSITIONED TO THE SFO 287 DEG RADIAL (V199) OUT TO MOLEN INTXN. WE WERE HANDED OFF TO ZOA. JUST AS I WAS TUNING THE 156 DEG RADIAL OF ENI WE WERE THEN CLRED DIRECT TO KENNT INTXN. I SWITCHED ON THE AUTOPLT AND PRESSED THE DIR KEY ON THE LITTON-92 THEN TYPED THE FIRST LETTER OF THE WAYPOINT. THE CDU DISPLAYED KENNT ON LINE 4 (HERE IS MY ERROR), I THEN PRESSED ENT AND WAS ASKED TO CONFIRM 'K' N 48 DEG 38.46 E 21 DEG 14.00 SLAVIC. SO I REPEATED THE PROCESS WITH THE SAME RESULTS, DURING THIS TIME ZOA CALLED AND ASKED IF WE WERE PROCEEDING TO KENNT. NOW I HAD JUST SPENT ABOUT 40 MINS GOING THROUGH EVERY WAYPOINT ON OUR RTE. I ANSWERED THAT I WAS GETTING SOME WAYPOINT IN YUGOSLAVIA. I THEN BEGAN TYPING IN KENNT ON THE DIRECT PAGE, WHICH IS COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT ALL THE KEYS ON THE LITTON-92 HAVE AT LEAST TWO AND SOME THREE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS. AT THIS TIME ZOA CALLED SAYING THAT WE WERE GOING TO ENTER A WARNING AREA AND TO TURN TO A HDG OF 010 DEGS. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE ACFT. AFTER BEING HANDED OFF TO THE HIGH ALT SECTOR I ASKED THE CTLR IF WE HAD ENTERED THE WARNING AREA HE RESPONDED NO WE HAD NOT. AFTER ABOUT 45 MINS WE RECEIVED A SELCAL FROM SAN FRANCISCO COMMERCIAL RADIO ASKING THAT WE CALL ZOA. I USED THE SATELLITE PHONE ON THE ACARS AND ASKED CHICAGO DISPATCH TO PATCH US THROUGH. I WAS CONNECTED WITH A SUPVR WHO INFORMED ME THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DETAILS AND ASKED THAT I CALL BACK WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DEST. I INFORMED HIM THAT I WOULD NOT BE LNDG UNTIL LATE. THE SUPVR THEN ASKED THAT I CALL BACK IN 1 HR AND HE WOULD HAVE THE DETAILS FOR ME. I CALLED BACK AS REQUESTED AND THE SUPVR INFORMED THAT WE HAD GONE 5 MI INTO W-260. I ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY TFC CONFLICTS CAUSED BY THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO CONFLICTING TFC.

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.