Controller questioned air carrier X about aircraft equipment and ability to proceed direct to an int...

Attributes
ACN	212189
Time
Date	199206
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	212189
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X flight was from tpa to mia, fl. We got a clearance to miami. After departure, I asked ZMA if I could go direct the snoke intersection (miami coiler 3 arrival). The snoke intersection is identifiable by 2 radials from coiler VOR and palm beach VOR. Our aircraft has the EFIS navigation package in it. So on our mfd (multi function display) we can have a visual picture of the intersection and navigation to it, with accuracy. Our canned flight plans, however, have us listed as an light transport/right not light transport/a. We do not have RNAV. ZMA cleared us direct the snoke at 19000 ft. Upon a frequency change to miami 132.35 the controller asked our heading to snoke. After I replied, she asked how we can accept direct to an intersection without RNAV. I explained, and asked her if we should not accept direct clrncs if we are not flight planned as an /a. She said no problem as long as we were not guessing on our heading, and suggested we change our canned flight plans to reflect the capability of a direct clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR QUESTIONED ACR X ABOUT ACFT EQUIP AND ABILITY TO PROCEED DIRECT TO AN INTXN.

Narrative: ACR X FLT WAS FROM TPA TO MIA, FL. WE GOT A CLRNC TO MIAMI. AFTER DEP, I ASKED ZMA IF I COULD GO DIRECT THE SNOKE INTXN (MIAMI COILER 3 ARR). THE SNOKE INTXN IS IDENTIFIABLE BY 2 RADIALS FROM COILER VOR AND PALM BEACH VOR. OUR ACFT HAS THE EFIS NAV PACKAGE IN IT. SO ON OUR MFD (MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY) WE CAN HAVE A VISUAL PICTURE OF THE INTXN AND NAV TO IT, WITH ACCURACY. OUR CANNED FLT PLANS, HOWEVER, HAVE US LISTED AS AN LTT/R NOT LTT/A. WE DO NOT HAVE RNAV. ZMA CLRED US DIRECT THE SNOKE AT 19000 FT. UPON A FREQ CHANGE TO MIAMI 132.35 THE CTLR ASKED OUR HDG TO SNOKE. AFTER I REPLIED, SHE ASKED HOW WE CAN ACCEPT DIRECT TO AN INTXN WITHOUT RNAV. I EXPLAINED, AND ASKED HER IF WE SHOULD NOT ACCEPT DIRECT CLRNCS IF WE ARE NOT FLT PLANNED AS AN /A. SHE SAID NO PROBLEM AS LONG AS WE WERE NOT GUESSING ON OUR HDG, AND SUGGESTED WE CHANGE OUR CANNED FLT PLANS TO REFLECT THE CAPABILITY OF A DIRECT CLRNC.

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.

Controller questioned air carrier X about aircraft equipment and ability to proceed direct to an intersection.