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The reporter experienced a last min change of routing prior to takeoff and did not program their new route in the omega navigation system. 50 mi north of matamoros the center told the flight crew they were 9 mi west of course. The flight crew, realizing what they had done, turned on course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336099 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mam airport : hrl |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 336099 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 336173 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At last min departure clearance was received which was different than filed. Omega navigation system wasn't programmed for the new route. We mistakenly used matamoros VOR for J25 instead of brownsville which is 11 NM away. The arrow pointing to brownsville VOR is not bold enough and is too far from the VOR itself on the flight chart. Center called us to say he showed us 9 mi west of the center. We realized error and turned on course. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was flying an MD80. He stated they took off from harlingen sbound and made a left climbing turn to what they thought was on course. After center corrected their mistake there were no further problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR EXPERIENCED A LAST MIN CHANGE OF ROUTING PRIOR TO TKOF AND DID NOT PROGRAM THEIR NEW RTE IN THE OMEGA NAV SYS. 50 MI N OF MATAMOROS THE CTR TOLD THE FLC THEY WERE 9 MI W OF COURSE. THE FLC, REALIZING WHAT THEY HAD DONE, TURNED ON COURSE.
Narrative: AT LAST MIN DEP CLRNC WAS RECEIVED WHICH WAS DIFFERENT THAN FILED. OMEGA NAV SYS WASN'T PROGRAMMED FOR THE NEW RTE. WE MISTAKENLY USED MATAMOROS VOR FOR J25 INSTEAD OF BROWNSVILLE WHICH IS 11 NM AWAY. THE ARROW POINTING TO BROWNSVILLE VOR IS NOT BOLD ENOUGH AND IS TOO FAR FROM THE VOR ITSELF ON THE FLT CHART. CTR CALLED US TO SAY HE SHOWED US 9 MI W OF THE CTR. WE REALIZED ERROR AND TURNED ON COURSE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS FLYING AN MD80. HE STATED THEY TOOK OFF FROM HARLINGEN SBOUND AND MADE A L CLBING TURN TO WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS ON COURSE. AFTER CTR CORRECTED THEIR MISTAKE THERE WERE NO FURTHER PROBS.
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.