An ATR72 flight crew wanders off the airway while distraction with other tasks.

Attributes
ACN	415730
Time
Date	199809
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vrb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
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 pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	415730
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 other

Narrative:

We were flying along V295 from vero beach to virginia key VOR. But due to some traffic alerts from ATC and the fact that our TCASII was not working properly, we got distraction. We encountered an area covered by clouds and that perhaps made us deviation from intercepting the 018 degree radial from vkz VOR to continue on V295. We probably should have requested to continue in radar vectors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATR72 FLC WANDERS OFF THE AIRWAY WHILE DISTR WITH OTHER TASKS.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING ALONG V295 FROM VERO BEACH TO VIRGINIA KEY VOR. BUT DUE TO SOME TFC ALERTS FROM ATC AND THE FACT THAT OUR TCASII WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WE GOT DISTR. WE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA COVERED BY CLOUDS AND THAT PERHAPS MADE US DEV FROM INTERCEPTING THE 018 DEG RADIAL FROM VKZ VOR TO CONTINUE ON V295. WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED TO CONTINUE IN RADAR VECTORS.

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.