B757 crew deviates from clearance in czqx airspace.

Attributes
ACN	413520
Time
Date	199809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ygr
State Reference	PQ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6145 flight time type : 1358
ASRS Report	413520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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:

Departing bch-jfk, there was a concern about weight and fuel due to high/strong headwinds. We had maximum fuel but making the flight to jfk was questionable. The captain talked to the dispatcher (cdg) and advised the relief pilot and myself 'we are cleared to bangor and we will get a rerelease to new york' (holding up the flight plan) 'and we will use the same flight plan.' somewhere near 50W we were rereleased to jfk. Passing the rerelease point, we were short of fuel approximately 1500 pounds below rerelease fuel. The captain elected to continue to jfk with bangor/bos and bradley as alternates. Near ygr, gander ATC questioned us 'where are you going?' we were advised that our ATC plan was filed to bangor, and we were off course. We requested ATC to jfk. The dispatcher was contacted and we were released IFR, no altitude to jfk. When I asked the captain why the plan was filed to bangor, he replied we were not really on a rerelease, but on a straight release to bangor. It was his intention to 'request' a new release to jfk near dotty. I don't know why he believed we could use the same ATC plan when filed to a different destination. The captain had kept his plans secret from the rest of the crew. We had been misled to believe we were operating on a rerelease when we were not. Very poor crew coordination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW DEVIATES FROM CLRNC IN CZQX AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DEPARTING BCH-JFK, THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT WT AND FUEL DUE TO HIGH/STRONG HEADWINDS. WE HAD MAX FUEL BUT MAKING THE FLT TO JFK WAS QUESTIONABLE. THE CAPT TALKED TO THE DISPATCHER (CDG) AND ADVISED THE RELIEF PLT AND MYSELF 'WE ARE CLRED TO BANGOR AND WE WILL GET A RERELEASE TO NEW YORK' (HOLDING UP THE FLT PLAN) 'AND WE WILL USE THE SAME FLT PLAN.' SOMEWHERE NEAR 50W WE WERE RERELEASED TO JFK. PASSING THE RERELEASE POINT, WE WERE SHORT OF FUEL APPROX 1500 LBS BELOW RERELEASE FUEL. THE CAPT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO JFK WITH BANGOR/BOS AND BRADLEY AS ALTERNATES. NEAR YGR, GANDER ATC QUESTIONED US 'WHERE ARE YOU GOING?' WE WERE ADVISED THAT OUR ATC PLAN WAS FILED TO BANGOR, AND WE WERE OFF COURSE. WE REQUESTED ATC TO JFK. THE DISPATCHER WAS CONTACTED AND WE WERE RELEASED IFR, NO ALT TO JFK. WHEN I ASKED THE CAPT WHY THE PLAN WAS FILED TO BANGOR, HE REPLIED WE WERE NOT REALLY ON A RERELEASE, BUT ON A STRAIGHT RELEASE TO BANGOR. IT WAS HIS INTENTION TO 'REQUEST' A NEW RELEASE TO JFK NEAR DOTTY. I DON'T KNOW WHY HE BELIEVED WE COULD USE THE SAME ATC PLAN WHEN FILED TO A DIFFERENT DEST. THE CAPT HAD KEPT HIS PLANS SECRET FROM THE REST OF THE CREW. WE HAD BEEN MISLED TO BELIEVE WE WERE OPERATING ON A RERELEASE WHEN WE WERE NOT. VERY POOR CREW COORD.

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.