Air carrier fails to turn on airway crossing gij VORTAC. ATC noticed and issued vector back to airwa...

Attributes
ACN	466670
Time
Date	200003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 29000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j146.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	466670
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	466671
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Both the first officer and myself missed the outbound course for J146 after crossing gij. ATC gave us a heading to rejoin J146.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FAILS TO TURN ON AIRWAY XING GIJ VORTAC. ATC NOTICED AND ISSUED VECTOR BACK TO AIRWAY.

Narrative: BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF MISSED THE OUTBOUND COURSE FOR J146 AFTER XING GIJ. ATC GAVE US A HEADING TO REJOIN J146.

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.

Air carrier fails to turn on airway crossing gij VORTAC. ATC noticed and issued vector back to airway.