Dispatcher rtes flts at incorrect flight level for direction of flight.

Attributes
ACN	300230
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	300230
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On mar/xx/95, heavy mountain wave activity in colorado required routing aircraft around this area from a dispatch perspective. Flts abc/xa, def/xa/ ghi/xb (pdx-dfw) were among the affected flts. I elected to route them over fmn for safety. This required using a little used routing. All rtes in our database are prestored involving appropriate flight levels. In this case however the database held improper en route flight levels, a wrong way airway indicator actually. When filing these flight plans I missed this error. The crew on ghi/xb brought this mistake to my attention. The database was immediately corrected. I do not believe any flts accepted improper flight levels. My personal attention to this area has been greatly increased. Reminding me that occasionally computers are programmed improperly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER RTES FLTS AT INCORRECT FLT LEVEL FOR DIRECTION OF FLT.

Narrative: ON MAR/XX/95, HVY MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY IN COLORADO REQUIRED RTING ACFT AROUND THIS AREA FROM A DISPATCH PERSPECTIVE. FLTS ABC/XA, DEF/XA/ GHI/XB (PDX-DFW) WERE AMONG THE AFFECTED FLTS. I ELECTED TO RTE THEM OVER FMN FOR SAFETY. THIS REQUIRED USING A LITTLE USED RTING. ALL RTES IN OUR DATABASE ARE PRESTORED INVOLVING APPROPRIATE FLT LEVELS. IN THIS CASE HOWEVER THE DATABASE HELD IMPROPER ENRTE FLT LEVELS, A WRONG WAY AIRWAY INDICATOR ACTUALLY. WHEN FILING THESE FLT PLANS I MISSED THIS ERROR. THE CREW ON GHI/XB BROUGHT THIS MISTAKE TO MY ATTN. THE DATABASE WAS IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED. I DO NOT BELIEVE ANY FLTS ACCEPTED IMPROPER FLT LEVELS. MY PERSONAL ATTN TO THIS AREA HAS BEEN GREATLY INCREASED. REMINDING ME THAT OCCASIONALLY COMPUTERS ARE PROGRAMMED IMPROPERLY.

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.