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ZBW controller voiced concern regard a new arrival fix for cyul noting it is too close in spelling and enunciation; causing confusion even with vigilant readback hearback efforts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1072566 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201303 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZBW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | NH |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR CARTER1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
We have a new STAR into cyul. The arrival fix was abcot and now it is ebdot. Regardless of how carefully ATC enunciates and how closely we listen to the read back we are occasionally missing it. These fixes are too close in spelling and enunciation. In the situation I am referring to the aircraft had the new CARTER1 STAR but turned off of it and crossed abcot at 110 instead of ebdot at 110. I would recommend changing ebdot to something less similar to abcot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZBW Controller voiced concern regard a new arrival fix for CYUL noting it is too close in spelling and enunciation; causing confusion even with vigilant readback hearback efforts.
Narrative: We have a new STAR into CYUL. The arrival fix was ABCOT and now it is EBDOT. Regardless of how carefully ATC enunciates and how closely we listen to the read back we are occasionally missing it. These fixes are too close in spelling and enunciation. In the situation I am referring to the aircraft had the new CARTER1 STAR but turned off of it and crossed ABCOT at 110 instead of EBDOT at 110. I would recommend changing EBDOT to something less similar to ABCOT.
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.