The reporter asserts that sword intersection is shown on his company flight plan as the boundary reporting point and does not coincide with the fir boundary which is 9 mi away. The reporter states that sword is not on amber 509 but rather on amber 626. The reporter is therefore concerned that the company flight plan is wrong.

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Attributes
ACN	339162
Time
Date	199606
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lev
State Reference	LA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	339162
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

ATC facility, ny and merida center. Location, A509 fir boundary. On our flight plans along this route we use the sword intersection which is not on the A509 airway. It is on A626 and the coordinates are not the same. The fir boundary is idented by the fix FIR21 on A509, not sword.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE RPTR ASSERTS THAT SWORD INTXN IS SHOWN ON HIS COMPANY FLT PLAN AS THE BOUNDARY RPTING POINT AND DOES NOT COINCIDE WITH THE FIR BOUNDARY WHICH IS 9 MI AWAY. THE RPTR STATES THAT SWORD IS NOT ON AMBER 509 BUT RATHER ON AMBER 626. THE RPTR IS THEREFORE CONCERNED THAT THE COMPANY FLT PLAN IS WRONG.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY, NY AND MERIDA CTR. LOCATION, A509 FIR BOUNDARY. ON OUR FLT PLANS ALONG THIS RTE WE USE THE SWORD INTXN WHICH IS NOT ON THE A509 AIRWAY. IT IS ON A626 AND THE COORDINATES ARE NOT THE SAME. THE FIR BOUNDARY IS IDENTED BY THE FIX FIR21 ON A509, NOT SWORD.

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.