Navigation error. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	296332
Time
Date	199502
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	296332
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented 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:

This is a late submission -- pending consult with ert member. Captain did not desire as soon as possible submission. On before starting engines checklist. Captain responded to FMS/mcdu item with brief of entries which included dallas 9 SID. I offered to hard tune dfw 090 degree radial as backup overlie of FMS course-captain declined. No xchk of flight plan/mcdu/map done. On departure -- ATC vectored flight to intercept and resume SID. Captain/PF intercepted displayed FMS cus in navigation. When established, ATC reported our return 5 mi left of course. My PNF map was on short range scale for traffic observation , but when expanded due to ATC report. I observed that SID was not displayed but captain had entered a course line dfw direct eic. Map data feature displayed us 9 mi left of course. This was easily preventable by adherence to SOP. Unfortunately -- this captain is not alone in failing to xchk flight plan/mcdu/map.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NAV ERROR.

Narrative: THIS IS A LATE SUBMISSION -- PENDING CONSULT WITH ERT MEMBER. CAPT DID NOT DESIRE ASAP SUBMISSION. ON BEFORE STARTING ENGS CHKLIST. CAPT RESPONDED TO FMS/MCDU ITEM WITH BRIEF OF ENTRIES WHICH INCLUDED DALLAS 9 SID. I OFFERED TO HARD TUNE DFW 090 DEG RADIAL AS BACKUP OVERLIE OF FMS COURSE-CAPT DECLINED. NO XCHK OF FLT PLAN/MCDU/MAP DONE. ON DEP -- ATC VECTORED FLT TO INTERCEPT AND RESUME SID. CAPT/PF INTERCEPTED DISPLAYED FMS CUS IN NAV. WHEN ESTABLISHED, ATC RPTED OUR RETURN 5 MI L OF COURSE. MY PNF MAP WAS ON SHORT RANGE SCALE FOR TFC OBSERVATION , BUT WHEN EXPANDED DUE TO ATC RPT. I OBSERVED THAT SID WAS NOT DISPLAYED BUT CAPT HAD ENTERED A COURSE LINE DFW DIRECT EIC. MAP DATA FEATURE DISPLAYED US 9 MI L OF COURSE. THIS WAS EASILY PREVENTABLE BY ADHERENCE TO SOP. UNFORTUNATELY -- THIS CAPT IS NOT ALONE IN FAILING TO XCHK FLT PLAN/MCDU/MAP.

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.