Air carrier medium large transport cleared sjc via direct oak, el nino 3 STAR sjc. FMC not programmed for dog leg out of oal for hyp. Controller queried and cleared flight direct hyp. No conflict. Crew rushed on preflight and failed to correct the programming error during the 4 hour flight.

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Attributes
ACN	353678
Time
Date	199611
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : oal
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	353678
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	354120
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared direct oal with the el nino 3 (hyp 3) arrival to sjc. For some reason the FMC showed direct oal, direct hyp, and then the remaining portion of the hyp 3 arrival. The dog leg between oal and hyp was missing. While heading direct to hyp, the controller question us about our position and clearance and then cleared us direct hyp. Crew reported to aircraft expecting an XA25 local departure per their identify, it was really planned for XA15 local. (Crew a little time rushed.) during preflight 1 pilot entered the route while the other verified it after it was entered. 4 hours later, neither pilot caught the missing dog leg after oal, even though both pilots had their charts out. Attention to detail should have stopped this deviation regardless of whether route was programmed wrong by crew or the FMC programming. There was ample opportunity to correct this situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG CLRED SJC VIA DIRECT OAK, EL NINO 3 STAR SJC. FMC NOT PROGRAMMED FOR DOG LEG OUT OF OAL FOR HYP. CTLR QUERIED AND CLRED FLT DIRECT HYP. NO CONFLICT. CREW RUSHED ON PREFLT AND FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROGRAMMING ERROR DURING THE 4 HR FLT.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED DIRECT OAL WITH THE EL NINO 3 (HYP 3) ARR TO SJC. FOR SOME REASON THE FMC SHOWED DIRECT OAL, DIRECT HYP, AND THEN THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE HYP 3 ARR. THE DOG LEG BTWN OAL AND HYP WAS MISSING. WHILE HDG DIRECT TO HYP, THE CTLR QUESTION US ABOUT OUR POS AND CLRNC AND THEN CLRED US DIRECT HYP. CREW RPTED TO ACFT EXPECTING AN XA25 LCL DEP PER THEIR IDENT, IT WAS REALLY PLANNED FOR XA15 LCL. (CREW A LITTLE TIME RUSHED.) DURING PREFLT 1 PLT ENTERED THE RTE WHILE THE OTHER VERIFIED IT AFTER IT WAS ENTERED. 4 HRS LATER, NEITHER PLT CAUGHT THE MISSING DOG LEG AFTER OAL, EVEN THOUGH BOTH PLTS HAD THEIR CHARTS OUT. ATTN TO DETAIL SHOULD HAVE STOPPED THIS DEV REGARDLESS OF WHETHER RTE WAS PROGRAMMED WRONG BY CREW OR THE FMC PROGRAMMING. THERE WAS AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THIS SIT.

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.