Navigation problem over vulcan VOR.

Attributes
ACN	480803
Time
Date	200008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl.artcc
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Route In Use	enroute airway : j22 ztl.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	480803
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	480802
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing msy, flight plan was to fly over vuz on J22 to vxv direct bkw J142 to csn arrival route. First officer flying. Over vuz, first officer mistakenly put bkw instead of vxv. Captain had gad in #1 navigation instead of vuz. Captain's course needle indicated 20 degrees off course. Made a right 30 degree turn to correct. ATC asked if we were off course to the south. We said that we showed that we were north of course. ATC gave us a turn back 30 degrees. Then shortly after, ATC said that we were back on course. Found captain had gad frequency in error and first officer had bkw frequency too soon. Navigating back on course over vuz J22 outbound, captain asked if there were any problems and ATC said that there were no problems at all. ATC just mentioned that there was another aircraft in the area. Both gad and vuz vors are next to each other and can be mistakenly used. Supplemental information from acn 480802

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NAV PROB OVER VULCAN VOR.

Narrative: DEPARTING MSY, FLT PLAN WAS TO FLY OVER VUZ ON J22 TO VXV DIRECT BKW J142 TO CSN ARR RTE. FO FLYING. OVER VUZ, FO MISTAKENLY PUT BKW INSTEAD OF VXV. CAPT HAD GAD IN #1 NAV INSTEAD OF VUZ. CAPT'S COURSE NEEDLE INDICATED 20 DEGS OFF COURSE. MADE A R 30 DEG TURN TO CORRECT. ATC ASKED IF WE WERE OFF COURSE TO THE S. WE SAID THAT WE SHOWED THAT WE WERE N OF COURSE. ATC GAVE US A TURN BACK 30 DEGS. THEN SHORTLY AFTER, ATC SAID THAT WE WERE BACK ON COURSE. FOUND CAPT HAD GAD FREQ IN ERROR AND FO HAD BKW FREQ TOO SOON. NAVIGATING BACK ON COURSE OVER VUZ J22 OUTBOUND, CAPT ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY PROBS AND ATC SAID THAT THERE WERE NO PROBS AT ALL. ATC JUST MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT IN THE AREA. BOTH GAD AND VUZ VORS ARE NEXT TO EACH OTHER AND CAN BE MISTAKENLY USED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 480802

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.