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Citation X flight crew reported confusion between fixes dvany and davys resulted in a heading deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1592119 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZDC.ARTCC |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation X (C750) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
While at cruise FL450 washington center gave us fly direct to davys intersection. My first officer (first officer) and I thought we heard dvany intersection. I then hit direct to dvany and proceeded to fix. After a few minutes with an ATC frequency change the new controller questioned which fix we were flying to; in which we replied dvany. He then gave us a heading and then back direct to davys then our original route. No traffic conflicts that I was aware of occurred. Not verifying phonetic spelling of fix with ATC and the fact the two fixes sounded familiar. Confirm phonetic spelling of fixes with ATC before making changes to flight plan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Citation X flight crew reported confusion between fixes DVANY and DAVYS resulted in a heading deviation.
Narrative: While at cruise FL450 Washington Center gave us fly direct to DAVYS intersection. My FO (First Officer) and I thought we heard DVANY intersection. I then hit direct to DVANY and proceeded to fix. After a few minutes with an ATC frequency change the new controller questioned which fix we were flying to; in which we replied DVANY. He then gave us a heading and then back direct to DAVYS then our original route. No traffic conflicts that I was aware of occurred. Not verifying phonetic spelling of fix with ATC and the fact the two fixes sounded familiar. Confirm phonetic spelling of fixes with ATC before making changes to flight plan.
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.