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After departing mdw a crew was cleared direct bacen but heard bekki which was inserted in the FMS and being flown to. ATC questioned the track deviation then recleared the flight to bacen.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1145442 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201401 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MDW.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 84 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
On departure climbing out of mdw; departure cleared us direct bacen. I was the pilot not flying and inserted bekki thinking it was what the controller was saying. The captain did not catch my mistake and we were handed off to center. They asked where we are cleared to and I said bacen and realized my mistake. Then controller wanted us to go direct bacen. I am new to mdw flying and that was a lot of the problem. The other issue is bacen does not look like 'bacon' to me and we had three waypoints in a row that all started with the letter B. It was mainly my lack of experience that caused this deviation and a little miscommunication.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After departing MDW a crew was cleared direct BACEN but heard BEKKI which was inserted in the FMS and being flown to. ATC questioned the track deviation then recleared the flight to BACEN.
Narrative: On departure climbing out of MDW; Departure cleared us direct BACEN. I was the Pilot Not Flying and inserted BEKKI thinking it was what the Controller was saying. The Captain did not catch my mistake and we were handed off to Center. They asked where we are cleared to and I said BACEN and realized my mistake. Then Controller wanted us to go direct BACEN. I am new to MDW flying and that was a lot of the problem. The other issue is BACEN does not look like 'BACON' to me and we had three waypoints in a row that all started with the letter B. It was mainly my lack of experience that caused this deviation and a little miscommunication.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.