B757-200 crew had track deviation in sked class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	499050
Time
Date	200101
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : mqu.vortac
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : sked.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	499050
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to original clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Off course deviation. At otu 02 bog gave pilot's discretion to FL240. Captain started down and left at FL370 at otu 02. Bog gave us pilot's discretion to FL240. Captain started down and left the cockpit briefly. Bog switched us to 119.5 and we were cleared to bog via mqu uti bog and down to FL220, expect ILS runway 13L. I flipped the altitude selector to FL220 and by now were direct mqu. I then typed in utica and inserted it under mqu in the FMC and line selected bog under utica. Right about this time, the captain returned and we crossed over mqu. I briefed him on the changes and realized that the airplane was in a descending right turn. Uti was a left turn. I reached over and hit heading select to get us going in the right direction and tuned in uti NDB for the raw data information. As we were trying to figure out what had gone wrong, bog cleared us direct bog and down to 12000 ft. The captain figured out that I had entered utica instead of the proper identify uti in the FMC. Bog did not mention the deviation and the flight continued a normal approach and landing in bog.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW HAD TRACK DEV IN SKED CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: OFF COURSE DEV. AT OTU 02 BOG GAVE PLT'S DISCRETION TO FL240. CAPT STARTED DOWN AND LEFT AT FL370 AT OTU 02. BOG GAVE US PLT'S DISCRETION TO FL240. CAPT STARTED DOWN AND LEFT THE COCKPIT BRIEFLY. BOG SWITCHED US TO 119.5 AND WE WERE CLRED TO BOG VIA MQU UTI BOG AND DOWN TO FL220, EXPECT ILS RWY 13L. I FLIPPED THE ALT SELECTOR TO FL220 AND BY NOW WERE DIRECT MQU. I THEN TYPED IN UTICA AND INSERTED IT UNDER MQU IN THE FMC AND LINE SELECTED BOG UNDER UTICA. RIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME, THE CAPT RETURNED AND WE CROSSED OVER MQU. I BRIEFED HIM ON THE CHANGES AND REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A DSNDING R TURN. UTI WAS A L TURN. I REACHED OVER AND HIT HDG SELECT TO GET US GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND TUNED IN UTI NDB FOR THE RAW DATA INFO. AS WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD GONE WRONG, BOG CLRED US DIRECT BOG AND DOWN TO 12000 FT. THE CAPT FIGURED OUT THAT I HAD ENTERED UTICA INSTEAD OF THE PROPER IDENT UTI IN THE FMC. BOG DID NOT MENTION THE DEV AND THE FLT CONTINUED A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG IN BOG.

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.