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ZFW controller offered a short cut to an en route air carrier only to discover that ATC and the flight crew had different routings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1064209 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201301 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZFW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
Air carrier X en route at FL320. I offered a short cut direct pke VORTAC. The pilot asked; 'what do you want us to do after pke?' according to pilot; pke was not on his flight plan. After further investigation; pilot thought his flight plan was: ...KA27S..drk..eed..ubabe.SBONO1.psp; flight plan in the host system was: ...payso..drk.J96.pke..ubabe.SBONO1.psp. As an en route controller; I don't completely understand how clearances are issued on the ground at major airports. But from what I understand; some of these clearances come out of a printer and are not verified verbally/completely from controller to pilot. If this is true; obviously there is a margin for error here; which is not good. If the pilot is flying one route and the computer thinks he is flying a different route; the possibility for operational errors; airspace violations increases.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZFW Controller offered a short cut to an en route air carrier only to discover that ATC and the flight crew had different routings.
Narrative: Air Carrier X en route at FL320. I offered a short cut direct PKE VORTAC. The pilot asked; 'What do you want us to do after PKE?' According to pilot; PKE was not on his flight plan. After further investigation; pilot thought his flight plan was: ...KA27S..DRK..EED..UBABE.SBONO1.PSP; Flight plan in the host system was: ...PAYSO..DRK.J96.PKE..UBABE.SBONO1.PSP. As an en route Controller; I don't completely understand how clearances are issued on the ground at major airports. But from what I understand; some of these clearances come out of a printer and are NOT verified verbally/completely from Controller to pilot. If this is true; obviously there is a margin for error here; which is not good. If the pilot is flying one route and the computer thinks he is flying a different route; the possibility for operational errors; airspace violations increases.
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.