MD80 crew had a series of track deviations.

Attributes
ACN	451471
Time
Date	199910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : v292.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4005
ASRS Report	451471
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 720
ASRS Report	451480
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Chain of events: 1) turned on wrong airway. 2) blue magic marker to highlight blue airways. 3) center turned us back on course. 4) immediate turn. Flight (bos-ewr) at 16000 ft cleared over baf V292 to intercept V213-sax-ewr. We were assigned 260 degree heading to intercept V213 but fl (PF) mismarked his chart and intercepted V123 (ign 013 degrees). After rolling out on inbound to ign, center asked us where we were going. On realizing our mistake, first officer turned right bank to 260 degree heading and reset to intercept the correct airway. Center then cleared us back to 270 degree heading and PF assumed center desired us to intercept the original cleared route and turned to intercept V213. Center noticed the turn and advised us they still wanted us on the assigned heading. Shortly thereafter, center turned us direct to sax, slow to 250 KTS and descend to 7000 ft. Everything proceeded normally thereafter. Captain was getting ATIS and gate information from operations during the navigation problem. Supplemental information from acn 451480: chain of events/human performance considerations: next to last leg at end of long day with almost 6 hours dead time between legs (4 leg day). Marked chart with blue felt tip highlighter which didn't stand out against chart backgnd in lighting conditions. Flight bos-ewr. We were cleared over baf (113.0) thence V292 to intercept V213 to sax (115.7) then direct ewr but first officer (PF) mismarked his chart and intercepted V123 (ign 117.6) while flying an assigned 260 degree heading to intercept V213, the cleared route. Immediately after rolling out on the inbound to ign, center asked us where we were going. Immediately after realizing the mistake, PF rolled right back to 260 degrees and both pilots reset the navaids to intercept the correct airway. Center assigned us a 270 degree heading and PF reintercepted the correct airway whereupon center advised us we were still on an assigned heading and not cleared to intercept. Center then cleared us direct to sax, slow to 250 KTS and descend to 7000 ft. Everything proceeded normally thereafter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD A SERIES OF TRACK DEVS.

Narrative: CHAIN OF EVENTS: 1) TURNED ON WRONG AIRWAY. 2) BLUE MAGIC MARKER TO HIGHLIGHT BLUE AIRWAYS. 3) CTR TURNED US BACK ON COURSE. 4) IMMEDIATE TURN. FLT (BOS-EWR) AT 16000 FT CLRED OVER BAF V292 TO INTERCEPT V213-SAX-EWR. WE WERE ASSIGNED 260 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT V213 BUT FL (PF) MISMARKED HIS CHART AND INTERCEPTED V123 (IGN 013 DEGS). AFTER ROLLING OUT ON INBOUND TO IGN, CTR ASKED US WHERE WE WERE GOING. ON REALIZING OUR MISTAKE, FO TURNED R BANK TO 260 DEG HDG AND RESET TO INTERCEPT THE CORRECT AIRWAY. CTR THEN CLRED US BACK TO 270 DEG HDG AND PF ASSUMED CTR DESIRED US TO INTERCEPT THE ORIGINAL CLRED RTE AND TURNED TO INTERCEPT V213. CTR NOTICED THE TURN AND ADVISED US THEY STILL WANTED US ON THE ASSIGNED HDG. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, CTR TURNED US DIRECT TO SAX, SLOW TO 250 KTS AND DSND TO 7000 FT. EVERYTHING PROCEEDED NORMALLY THEREAFTER. CAPT WAS GETTING ATIS AND GATE INFO FROM OPS DURING THE NAV PROB. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 451480: CHAIN OF EVENTS/HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: NEXT TO LAST LEG AT END OF LONG DAY WITH ALMOST 6 HRS DEAD TIME BTWN LEGS (4 LEG DAY). MARKED CHART WITH BLUE FELT TIP HIGHLIGHTER WHICH DIDN'T STAND OUT AGAINST CHART BACKGND IN LIGHTING CONDITIONS. FLT BOS-EWR. WE WERE CLRED OVER BAF (113.0) THENCE V292 TO INTERCEPT V213 TO SAX (115.7) THEN DIRECT EWR BUT FO (PF) MISMARKED HIS CHART AND INTERCEPTED V123 (IGN 117.6) WHILE FLYING AN ASSIGNED 260 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT V213, THE CLRED RTE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROLLING OUT ON THE INBOUND TO IGN, CTR ASKED US WHERE WE WERE GOING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REALIZING THE MISTAKE, PF ROLLED R BACK TO 260 DEGS AND BOTH PLTS RESET THE NAVAIDS TO INTERCEPT THE CORRECT AIRWAY. CTR ASSIGNED US A 270 DEG HDG AND PF REINTERCEPTED THE CORRECT AIRWAY WHEREUPON CTR ADVISED US WE WERE STILL ON AN ASSIGNED HDG AND NOT CLRED TO INTERCEPT. CTR THEN CLRED US DIRECT TO SAX, SLOW TO 250 KTS AND DSND TO 7000 FT. EVERYTHING PROCEEDED NORMALLY THEREAFTER.

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.