Narrative:

Received new clearance on taxi out at ord. In haste to enter new clearance into FMC and complete takeoff checklist, first officer entered direct leg instead of jet route. After reaching obh, aircraft turned direct to hec instead of flying J100 as was our clearance. ZDV inquired about our routing and gave us direct downline to get us back on course.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 RUSHING TO COMPLETE TKOF CHKLIST ENTERED NEW CLRNC IN FMC DIRECT VERSUS CLRED AIRWAY. CTR QUERIED ROUTING AND VECTORED DIRECT DOWNLINE TO RETURN TO COURSE.

Narrative: RECEIVED NEW CLRNC ON TAXI OUT AT ORD. IN HASTE TO ENTER NEW CLRNC INTO FMC AND COMPLETE TKOF CHKLIST, FO ENTERED DIRECT LEG INSTEAD OF JET RTE. AFTER REACHING OBH, ACFT TURNED DIRECT TO HEC INSTEAD OF FLYING J100 AS WAS OUR CLRNC. ZDV INQUIRED ABOUT OUR ROUTING AND GAVE US DIRECT DOWNLINE TO GET US BACK ON COURSE.

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.