An air carrier medium large transport crew misread its predep clearance and attempted to turn too so...

Attributes
ACN	238596
Time
Date	199304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	238596
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	238930
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other 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:

We received our clearance via pre departure clearance (ACARS). The screen read clt-robay-hmv sadie transition. We flew to robay intersection then turned direct hmv. Per flight plan and pre departure clearance clearance ZTL informed us that our strip showed that we should have flown over sadie. The confusion occurred due to the presentation of the script from pre departure clearance. Robay intersection is along route of sadie transition. If clearance changes a routine, they should inform pilots via voice. Also, we should have checked it out. When it doubt, check it out! Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporting captain states that the company flight planned clt-robay-hmv. The crew failed to note the change to go over sadie. Robay is en route to sadie, so the clearance should have been HOR3-sadie, not HOR3-robay-hmv sadie transition. The crew now regrets not having cleared up the confusion. It also wishes that there might be a better way to highlight any changes in the field flight plan other than a subtle dash on the ACARS screen. The ACARS saves 20 pages of information, so that there is no way that a crew can erase its flight plan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG CREW MISREAD ITS PREDEP CLRNC AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN TOO SOON.

Narrative: WE RECEIVED OUR CLRNC VIA PDC (ACARS). THE SCREEN READ CLT-ROBAY-HMV SADIE TRANSITION. WE FLEW TO ROBAY INTXN THEN TURNED DIRECT HMV. PER FLT PLAN AND PDC CLRNC ZTL INFORMED US THAT OUR STRIP SHOWED THAT WE SHOULD HAVE FLOWN OVER SADIE. THE CONFUSION OCCURRED DUE TO THE PRESENTATION OF THE SCRIPT FROM PDC. ROBAY INTXN IS ALONG RTE OF SADIE TRANSITION. IF CLRNC CHANGES A ROUTINE, THEY SHOULD INFORM PLTS VIA VOICE. ALSO, WE SHOULD HAVE CHKED IT OUT. WHEN IT DOUBT, CHK IT OUT! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTING CAPT STATES THAT THE COMPANY FLT PLANNED CLT-ROBAY-HMV. THE CREW FAILED TO NOTE THE CHANGE TO GO OVER SADIE. ROBAY IS ENRTE TO SADIE, SO THE CLRNC SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOR3-SADIE, NOT HOR3-ROBAY-HMV SADIE TRANSITION. THE CREW NOW REGRETS NOT HAVING CLRED UP THE CONFUSION. IT ALSO WISHES THAT THERE MIGHT BE A BETTER WAY TO HIGHLIGHT ANY CHANGES IN THE FIELD FLT PLAN OTHER THAN A SUBTLE DASH ON THE ACARS SCREEN. THE ACARS SAVES 20 PAGES OF INFO, SO THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT A CREW CAN ERASE ITS FLT PLAN.

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.

An air carrier medium large transport crew misread its predep clearance and attempted to turn too soon.