An aircraft was late arriving at the gate; so the captain hurriedly entered the FMS data with an inc...

Attributes
ACN	1182555
Time
Date	201406
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZOB.ARTCC
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	FMS/FMC
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 3000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

Captain programmed FMS for syr. Alternate was roc with weather building in the area. After beeps the captain put roc airport instead of syr. Neither captain nor the first officer noted the error. ATC cleared flight to 15;000 ft and plane turned to roc. ATC asked if we were turning to syr. The first officer was the flying pilot stopped the descent and the turn until the captain reprogrammed the FMS and turned to syr. The controller never gave any change of instructions.no TCAS alert. Error was due to the plane arriving late about 50 minutes to gate due to maintenance. Captain was concerned with weather at the alternate roc and put that into the flight plan. During the flight we were watching the weather and did not notice anything wrong until the controller asked if we were turning toward syr. Be more vigilant while programming the FMS and flying. Not being so concerned about the time off the gate. Rushing did not help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An aircraft was late arriving at the gate; so the Captain hurriedly entered the FMS data with an incorrect destination; ROC instead of SYR. Enroute watching weather; the crew missed the error until ATC queried about the destination.

Narrative: Captain programmed FMS for SYR. Alternate was ROC with weather building in the area. After BEEPS the Captain put ROC airport instead of SYR. Neither Captain nor the First Officer noted the error. ATC cleared flight to 15;000 FT and plane turned to ROC. ATC asked if we were turning to SYR. The First Officer was the flying pilot stopped the descent and the turn until the Captain reprogrammed the FMS and turned to SYR. The Controller never gave any change of instructions.No TCAS alert. Error was due to the plane arriving late about 50 minutes to gate due to Maintenance. Captain was concerned with weather at the alternate ROC and put that into the flight plan. During the flight we were watching the weather and did not notice anything wrong until the Controller asked if we were turning toward SYR. Be more vigilant while programming the FMS and flying. Not being so concerned about the time off the gate. Rushing did not help.

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.

An aircraft was late arriving at the gate; so the captain hurriedly entered the FMS data with an incorrect destination; roc instead of syr. Enroute watching weather; the crew missed the error until ATC queried about the destination.