Heading track deviation occurs after amended clearance route change was received by air carrier wide...

Attributes
ACN	206459
Time
Date	199204
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : czqx
State Reference	NF
Altitude	msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : czqx
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	206459
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the second first officer on an international trip. I was relieving the first officer who was asleep in the back. I was 'flying' in the right seat, the captain was 'not flying' in the left seat. Approximately 13 NM from dotty intersection our next fix, center gave us a rerte. The captain attempted to enter the route in the FMC and couldn't get the FMC to 'take' it. He determined the first fix on the rerte was 'miils' intersection. By this time we were over the fix defining the beginning of the rerte (dotty intersection) and we felt pressured to get something in the computer so we could initiate a turn in the proper direction. The captain put direct 'mills' rather than 'miils' in the FMC to get us going and we then began to sort out the rest of the rerte. Neither of us saw his typing error or saw the distance to 'mills' which was obviously not reasonable. When the radar controller saw us heading the wrong direction he gave us a call and we caught his typing error. When in a hurry one must xchk everything.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV OCCURS AFTER AMENDED CLRNC RTE CHANGE WAS RECEIVED BY ACR WDB OVER MARITIMES.

Narrative: I WAS THE SECOND FO ON AN INTL TRIP. I WAS RELIEVING THE FO WHO WAS ASLEEP IN THE BACK. I WAS 'FLYING' IN THE R SEAT, THE CAPT WAS 'NOT FLYING' IN THE L SEAT. APPROX 13 NM FROM DOTTY INTXN OUR NEXT FIX, CTR GAVE US A RERTE. THE CAPT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE RTE IN THE FMC AND COULDN'T GET THE FMC TO 'TAKE' IT. HE DETERMINED THE FIRST FIX ON THE RERTE WAS 'MIILS' INTXN. BY THIS TIME WE WERE OVER THE FIX DEFINING THE BEGINNING OF THE RERTE (DOTTY INTXN) AND WE FELT PRESSURED TO GET SOMETHING IN THE COMPUTER SO WE COULD INITIATE A TURN IN THE PROPER DIRECTION. THE CAPT PUT DIRECT 'MILLS' RATHER THAN 'MIILS' IN THE FMC TO GET US GOING AND WE THEN BEGAN TO SORT OUT THE REST OF THE RERTE. NEITHER OF US SAW HIS TYPING ERROR OR SAW THE DISTANCE TO 'MILLS' WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT REASONABLE. WHEN THE RADAR CTLR SAW US HDG THE WRONG DIRECTION HE GAVE US A CALL AND WE CAUGHT HIS TYPING ERROR. WHEN IN A HURRY ONE MUST XCHK EVERYTHING.

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.

Heading track deviation occurs after amended clearance route change was received by air carrier widebody transport over maritimes.