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Pilot reported discontinuity on the route due to distractions when they were putting the route into the computer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1691887 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MUFH.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
After passing ursus and en-route direct emabu; ATC queried us and asked if were direct ucl. I did not see ucl on our flight plan; so I asked ATC for direct emabu; which was approved. During preflight; a partial up-link occurred. I input the SID; and manually closed the discontinuity. I then verified the route in accordance with procedure by reading the way points from the computer and the first officer verified the route from the paperwork. We both missed ucl. Do not allow distractions to allow a proper verified of the flight plan entered in the FMC. Period. Agent; passenger; and gen dec issues got in the way; and we started over three times. Unacceptable to our part. Lesson re-learned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported discontinuity on the route due to distractions when they were putting the route into the computer.
Narrative: After passing URSUS and en-route direct EMABU; ATC queried us and asked if were direct UCL. I did not see UCL on our flight plan; so I asked ATC for direct EMABU; which was approved. During preflight; a partial up-link occurred. I input the SID; and manually closed the discontinuity. I then verified the route IAW procedure by reading the way points from the computer and the First Officer verified the route from the paperwork. We both missed UCL. Do not allow distractions to allow a proper verified of the flight plan entered in the FMC. PERIOD. Agent; passenger; and Gen Dec issues got in the way; and we started over three times. Unacceptable to our part. Lesson re-learned.
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.