EMB175 flight crew reports being cleared direct to cayko on the ROYAL6 departure but selects and con...

Attributes
ACN	1276359
Time
Date	201507
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	MCI.TRACON
State Reference	KS
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	FMS/FMC
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

While departing mci; departure control gave us 'direct cayko'. Even though I read back 'direct cayko'; I inadvertently selected keokk. We both verified the wrong fix. While checking in with kansas city center; we were asked if we were on a heading or direct cayko. I read back 'direct cayko'. Center then asked our heading to cayko in a tone that seemed confused. As I was responding 'heading 059'; I looked in the FMS and realized the error. The first officer (first officer) was hand flying at the time.the obvious fix to this situation is to ensure that verification is accomplished properly. Confirming the wrong fix does not even give verification a chance. We need to make sure we actually read the name of the fix instead of just seeing it. A simple mix up of the letter K versus the cay in cayko could have led to other issues.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB175 Flight Crew reports being cleared direct to CAYKO on the ROYAL6 departure but selects and confirms direct KEOKK. ATC detects the error and gives the crew a phonetic spelling of the fix name.

Narrative: While departing MCI; Departure Control gave us 'Direct CAYKO'. Even though I read back 'Direct CAYKO'; I inadvertently selected KEOKK. We both verified the wrong fix. While checking in with Kansas City Center; we were asked if we were on a heading or direct CAYKO. I read back 'Direct CAYKO'. Center then asked our heading to CAYKO in a tone that seemed confused. As I was responding 'Heading 059'; I looked in the FMS and realized the error. The FO (First Officer) was hand flying at the time.The obvious fix to this situation is to ensure that verification is accomplished properly. Confirming the wrong fix does not even give verification a chance. We need to make sure we actually read the name of the fix instead of just seeing it. A simple mix up of the letter K versus the CAY in CAYKO could have led to other issues.

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.

EMB175 flight crew reports being cleared direct to cayko on the ROYAL6 departure but selects and confirms direct keokk. ATC detects the error and gives the crew a phonetic spelling of the fix name.