Navigation error admitted.

Attributes
ACN	222815
Time
Date	199210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fra
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
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	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	222815
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Suspect wrong latitude/longitude position entered into computer on the ground at fra. Landed at lhr to correct problem. I feel the basic problem here was a breakdown in the xchk verification process between myself and the first officer. I feel this was due to numerous interruptions (at least 5) during our cockpit setup by station personnel and flight attendants. Also we were being rushed by ATC due to slot times. Another factor was that this aircraft had a new product improvement package added to the computer, so the presentation during loading was different. Our SOP's are adequate. From here on, I will insist on a sterile cockpit during this portion of the cockpit preparation and an absolute independent verification of present position and route by another crew member.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NAV ERROR ADMITTED.

Narrative: SUSPECT WRONG LATITUDE/LONGITUDE POS ENTERED INTO COMPUTER ON THE GND AT FRA. LANDED AT LHR TO CORRECT PROBLEM. I FEEL THE BASIC PROBLEM HERE WAS A BREAKDOWN IN THE XCHK VERIFICATION PROCESS BTWN MYSELF AND THE FO. I FEEL THIS WAS DUE TO NUMEROUS INTERRUPTIONS (AT LEAST 5) DURING OUR COCKPIT SETUP BY STATION PERSONNEL AND FLT ATTENDANTS. ALSO WE WERE BEING RUSHED BY ATC DUE TO SLOT TIMES. ANOTHER FACTOR WAS THAT THIS ACFT HAD A NEW PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PACKAGE ADDED TO THE COMPUTER, SO THE PRESENTATION DURING LOADING WAS DIFFERENT. OUR SOP'S ARE ADEQUATE. FROM HERE ON, I WILL INSIST ON A STERILE COCKPIT DURING THIS PORTION OF THE COCKPIT PREPARATION AND AN ABSOLUTE INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION OF PRESENT POS AND RTE BY ANOTHER CREW MEMBER.

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.