A300 crew had track deviation in ZBW class a.

Attributes
ACN	489540
Time
Date	200010
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sax.vortac
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j6.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12800 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	489540
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After programming FMS, were given new release. New release had change in routing. Old release was sax J6, new release was sax ths. Should have caught change but was very fatigued. To compound the error, pre-departure clearance was unavailable and clearance from ground clearance delivery was 'cleared as filed.' if pre departure clearance had come, it would have shown the new route. Fatigue plus last min change plus no pre departure clearance, equals navigation error. After sax, we proceeded for a short time down J6 when we should have gone to ths. ATC questioned our route, we caught the error, and proceeded on course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 CREW HAD TRACK DEV IN ZBW CLASS A.

Narrative: AFTER PROGRAMMING FMS, WERE GIVEN NEW RELEASE. NEW RELEASE HAD CHANGE IN ROUTING. OLD RELEASE WAS SAX J6, NEW RELEASE WAS SAX THS. SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT CHANGE BUT WAS VERY FATIGUED. TO COMPOUND THE ERROR, PRE-DEP CLRNC WAS UNAVAILABLE AND CLRNC FROM GND CLRNC DELIVERY WAS 'CLRED AS FILED.' IF PDC HAD COME, IT WOULD HAVE SHOWN THE NEW RTE. FATIGUE PLUS LAST MIN CHANGE PLUS NO PDC, EQUALS NAV ERROR. AFTER SAX, WE PROCEEDED FOR A SHORT TIME DOWN J6 WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THS. ATC QUESTIONED OUR RTE, WE CAUGHT THE ERROR, AND PROCEEDED ON COURSE.

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.