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An air carrier large transport is cleared direct to elmira which the flight crew hears as aylmer. Flight crew is critical of ARTCC as they would have flown direct to yqo instead of vlw if the phonetic designation had been used.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 368780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yqo |
| State Reference | ON |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 368780 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance 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:
ATC cleared air carrier xx direct to elmira. We rogered direct to aylmer and flew there. ATC should use only phonetic spellings, ie, direct yqo versus direct vlw.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LGT IS CLRED DIRECT TO ELMIRA WHICH THE FLC HEARS AS AYLMER. FLC IS CRITICAL OF ARTCC AS THEY WOULD HAVE FLOWN DIRECT TO YQO INSTEAD OF VLW IF THE PHONETIC DESIGNATION HAD BEEN USED.
Narrative: ATC CLRED ACR XX DIRECT TO ELMIRA. WE ROGERED DIRECT TO AYLMER AND FLEW THERE. ATC SHOULD USE ONLY PHONETIC SPELLINGS, IE, DIRECT YQO VERSUS DIRECT VLW.
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.