<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1035126, September 2012

A pilot reported ATC clearance direct burni but the crew heard and entered verni in the FMC. Verni is near mgw while burni is at the intersection of J61 and J64; 108 NM northeast.

Attributes
ACN	1035126
Time
Date	201209
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZNY.ARTCC
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 5000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

While diverting around weather we were told to fly to a fix. We heard and typed in verni and proceeded. The fix ATC wanted was burni. Both are closely located. ATC corrected the fix and we proceeded to burni. No traffic or separation issues or safety issues were encountered.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot reported ATC clearance direct BURNI but the crew heard and entered VERNI in the FMC. VERNI is near MGW while BURNI is at the intersection of J61 and J64; 108 NM northeast.

Narrative: While diverting around weather we were told to fly to a fix. We heard and typed in VERNI and proceeded. The fix ATC wanted was BURNI. Both are closely located. ATC corrected the fix and we proceeded to BURNI. No traffic or separation issues or safety issues were encountered.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.