Gross navigation error in heading track deviation.

Attributes
ACN	205928
Time
Date	199203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yyr
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : direct enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	205928
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier generated flight plan release was not received by gander control even though initial clearance out of jfk was 'as filed.' INS was preloaded and coordinates checked by both pilots. Just prior to reaching redby, gander informed us that they did not have our track across the atlantic on file and issued us a new one. The new clearance was: present position direct to oyster, 56N 50W, 58N 40W etc. While reloading the INS, oyster's latitude was entered correctly. However, the longitude was incorrectly entered for scrod -- approximately 1 degree north of oyster. This resulted in our position being 19 mi northwest of oyster. We notified gander of our transposing the wrong longitude and were told the track was protected 30 mi on either side.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GROSS NAV ERROR IN HDG TRACK DEV.

Narrative: ACR GENERATED FLT PLAN RELEASE WAS NOT RECEIVED BY GANDER CTL EVEN THOUGH INITIAL CLRNC OUT OF JFK WAS 'AS FILED.' INS WAS PRELOADED AND COORDINATES CHKED BY BOTH PLTS. JUST PRIOR TO REACHING REDBY, GANDER INFORMED US THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE OUR TRACK ACROSS THE ATLANTIC ON FILE AND ISSUED US A NEW ONE. THE NEW CLRNC WAS: PRESENT POS DIRECT TO OYSTER, 56N 50W, 58N 40W ETC. WHILE RELOADING THE INS, OYSTER'S LATITUDE WAS ENTERED CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, THE LONGITUDE WAS INCORRECTLY ENTERED FOR SCROD -- APPROX 1 DEG N OF OYSTER. THIS RESULTED IN OUR POS BEING 19 MI NW OF OYSTER. WE NOTIFIED GANDER OF OUR TRANSPOSING THE WRONG LONGITUDE AND WERE TOLD THE TRACK WAS PROTECTED 30 MI ON EITHER SIDE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.