<< >> NASA ASRS Report 325591, January 1996

Captain of an medium large transport inadvertently misprogrammed the aircraft FMS in error resulting in ATC intervention during departure climb to correct the aircraft back to the clearance track.

Attributes
ACN	325591
Time
Date	199601
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den tower : pdx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	325591
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ATC clearance received via ACARS and printed out for display and used to input for FMS flight plan route. Printout showed 'ATC clearance' with 'filed' clearance directly below it. For correct clearance to be utilized for input into FMS, I use the printed form displayed for guidance. However, route that was entered into FMS was filed route, not ATC cleared route. It was not picked up as error by first officer when checking the entered flight plan. It was only until departure gave us a turn to intercept the transition did we realize that incorrect transition was entered in FMS. Suggestion: do not give filed routing along with a change as ATC clearance. I knew what filed routing was, my ATC clearance is my primary concern.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MLG INADVERTENTLY MISPROGRAMMED THE ACFT FMS IN ERROR RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION DURING DEP CLB TO CORRECT THE ACFT BACK TO THE CLRNC TRACK.

Narrative: ATC CLRNC RECEIVED VIA ACARS AND PRINTED OUT FOR DISPLAY AND USED TO INPUT FOR FMS FLT PLAN RTE. PRINTOUT SHOWED 'ATC CLRNC' WITH 'FILED' CLRNC DIRECTLY BELOW IT. FOR CORRECT CLRNC TO BE UTILIZED FOR INPUT INTO FMS, I USE THE PRINTED FORM DISPLAYED FOR GUIDANCE. HOWEVER, RTE THAT WAS ENTERED INTO FMS WAS FILED RTE, NOT ATC CLRED RTE. IT WAS NOT PICKED UP AS ERROR BY FO WHEN CHKING THE ENTERED FLT PLAN. IT WAS ONLY UNTIL DEP GAVE US A TURN TO INTERCEPT THE TRANSITION DID WE REALIZE THAT INCORRECT TRANSITION WAS ENTERED IN FMS. SUGGESTION: DO NOT GIVE FILED ROUTING ALONG WITH A CHANGE AS ATC CLRNC. I KNEW WHAT FILED ROUTING WAS, MY ATC CLRNC IS MY PRIMARY CONCERN.

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.