Narrative:

Navigation error. Assigned heading of 090 degrees to intercept the skips transition. Captain was flying and he had navigation selected on CDI. First officer had vkz 108 degree radial displayed on CDI. Passing approximately FL210, ATC advised us we were 8 NM south of course. Captain selected rajay as the active waypoint and engaged auxiliary/navigation. Aircraft turned right and rolled out on a heading of 170 degrees. Captain immediately turned aircraft back left to a lessor intercept angle. Passing 150 degree heading, ATC asked us to expedite climb to FL250 and turn left to 090 degrees as we were converging with climbing traffic to the south. TCASII showed the traffic at 8 NM 1500 ft below at our 4 O'clock position. At no time did we come any closer than 8 NM to the traffic. We were passing FL240 when asked to expedite climb. Leveled off at FL250 heading 090 degrees. Remained on this heading for several mins then switched sector controllers. Next controller cleared us direct iluri. ATC apparently stopped the climb of the other aircraft during all this until we were established on the 090 degree heading end of incident. Although ATC reported us south of course, copilot raw data showed us 1.5 dots north of course (108 degree radial.) this initial confusion, along with the captain's rapid corrective action the gfms, left me (the copilot) unsure where we were going and what the gfms was doing for several seconds. PF failed to brief PNF as to the gfms and autoplt setup and the PNF failed to maintain situational awareness of the navigation. As the PNF, I was overly engrossed in radio communication with center concerning turbulence along assigned route and ATC repeatedly asking what our final altitude was to be for the flight. The mia 1 routine departure can quickly become a can of worms.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD TRACK DEV ON THE MIA 1 SID FROM MIA.

Narrative: NAV ERROR. ASSIGNED HDG OF 090 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE SKIPS TRANSITION. CAPT WAS FLYING AND HE HAD NAV SELECTED ON CDI. FO HAD VKZ 108 DEG RADIAL DISPLAYED ON CDI. PASSING APPROX FL210, ATC ADVISED US WE WERE 8 NM S OF COURSE. CAPT SELECTED RAJAY AS THE ACTIVE WAYPOINT AND ENGAGED AUX/NAV. ACFT TURNED R AND ROLLED OUT ON A HDG OF 170 DEGS. CAPT IMMEDIATELY TURNED ACFT BACK L TO A LESSOR INTERCEPT ANGLE. PASSING 150 DEG HDG, ATC ASKED US TO EXPEDITE CLB TO FL250 AND TURN L TO 090 DEGS AS WE WERE CONVERGING WITH CLBING TFC TO THE S. TCASII SHOWED THE TFC AT 8 NM 1500 FT BELOW AT OUR 4 O'CLOCK POS. AT NO TIME DID WE COME ANY CLOSER THAN 8 NM TO THE TFC. WE WERE PASSING FL240 WHEN ASKED TO EXPEDITE CLB. LEVELED OFF AT FL250 HDG 090 DEGS. REMAINED ON THIS HDG FOR SEVERAL MINS THEN SWITCHED SECTOR CTLRS. NEXT CTLR CLRED US DIRECT ILURI. ATC APPARENTLY STOPPED THE CLB OF THE OTHER ACFT DURING ALL THIS UNTIL WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON THE 090 DEG HDG END OF INCIDENT. ALTHOUGH ATC RPTED US S OF COURSE, COPLT RAW DATA SHOWED US 1.5 DOTS N OF COURSE (108 DEG RADIAL.) THIS INITIAL CONFUSION, ALONG WITH THE CAPT'S RAPID CORRECTIVE ACTION THE GFMS, LEFT ME (THE COPLT) UNSURE WHERE WE WERE GOING AND WHAT THE GFMS WAS DOING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. PF FAILED TO BRIEF PNF AS TO THE GFMS AND AUTOPLT SETUP AND THE PNF FAILED TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF THE NAV. AS THE PNF, I WAS OVERLY ENGROSSED IN RADIO COM WITH CTR CONCERNING TURB ALONG ASSIGNED RTE AND ATC REPEATEDLY ASKING WHAT OUR FINAL ALT WAS TO BE FOR THE FLT. THE MIA 1 ROUTINE DEP CAN QUICKLY BECOME A CAN OF WORMS.

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.