ACR LTT HEADING DEVIATION HEADING EXCURSION.

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F/O WAS FLYING THE ACFT AND ASSIGNED A 060 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT THE 092 DEG LOC APPROX 4 MI FROM RWY. THE CAPT WAS MONITORING THE F/O AND ALL WAS FINE UNTIL THE CAPT DIVERTED HIS ATTN TO CHKLIST ITEMS FOR APPROX 5-10 SECS DURING WHICH THE F/O WANDERED FROM 060 DEG HDG TO 360 DEG HDG AND ENTERED THE PROTECTED AIRSPACE FOR A PARALLEL ILS FOR RWY 8L. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS TFC ON THAT APCH. THE CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND TURNED BACK ONTO THE CORRECT COURSE. THE F/O HAD VERY LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN THE ACFT (3 WKS ON THE LINE) WHEN HE WAS ASSIGNED TO ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES IN THE GENERAL OFFICES FOR A 2 MONTH PERIOD. FOLLOWING THE 2 MONTH DESK JOB; THE F/O RETURNED TO LINE FLYING W/O ANY REFRESHER OR RECURRENT TRNING OR COCKPIT FAMILIARIZATION TIME. HE WAS TOTALLY UNPREPARED FOR LINE FLYING AND IN LIGHT OF HIS VERY LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN THE ACFT; SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO FLYING DUTIES UNTIL HAVING RECEIVED AT LEAST A SMALL TRNING FLT. THE FLT CREW HAD BEEN ON CONTINUOUS DUTY FROM XA00 EST ON 3/TUE/88 TILL XL20 EST ON 3/WED/88.