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An air carrier first officer expressed dismay at the confusing content of his pre departure clearance airways clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1040487 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201209 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAD.Airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 175 Flight Crew Total 14335 Flight Crew Type 3198 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We were filed via the RNLDI1 departure. The 'revised segment' showed the RNLDI1 departure. The 'remarks' showed the capital 8 departure. We queried ATC. They said the capital 8 part was a mistake caused by 'fat fingers.' there is also a NOTAM out for the RNLDI1 departure that basically says to disregard the chart and do whatever ATC tells you to do; which further confuses the situation. How does stuff like this get published? Is anyone in ATC responsible for quality control?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier First Officer expressed dismay at the confusing content of his PDC airways clearance.
Narrative: We were filed via the RNLDI1 departure. The 'revised segment' showed the RNLDI1 departure. The 'remarks' showed the Capital 8 departure. We queried ATC. They said the Capital 8 part was a mistake caused by 'fat fingers.' There is also a NOTAM out for the RNLDI1 departure that basically says to disregard the chart and do whatever ATC tells you to do; which further confuses the situation. How does stuff like this get published? Is anyone in ATC responsible for quality control?
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.