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Flight crew of an air carrier mdt failed to follow flight plan routing due to a misprogrammed FMS resulting in ATC intervention and a vector heading to assigned course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 385330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rdg |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tower : sked |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 385330 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On a scheduled flight from hpn to cvg first officer and I both checked flight plan on release (flight release) and compared it to flight plan in the FMS (canned with once a month change). The flight plan in the box (FMS) was wrong (J6). We modified the flight plan to put the arrival for cvg in. However, I did not clear the old flight plan but chose to modify it. Between etx and air on J80 are 5 intxns with a turn at kippi intersection (suzie and houtn intxns are next each other on J80 and J6). We did not take out (or clear) houtn from flight plan and we checked the commercial charts and mistakenly thought houtn intersection was on J80 when it was on J6. ZNY gave us a 270 degree heading back to J80 about half way between etx and houtn intersection. No conflicts noted, FMS corrected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ACR MDT FAILED TO FOLLOW FLT PLAN ROUTING DUE TO A MISPROGRAMMED FMS RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION AND A VECTOR HEADING TO ASSIGNED COURSE.
Narrative: ON A SCHEDULED FLT FROM HPN TO CVG FO AND I BOTH CHKED FLT PLAN ON RELEASE (FLT RELEASE) AND COMPARED IT TO FLT PLAN IN THE FMS (CANNED WITH ONCE A MONTH CHANGE). THE FLT PLAN IN THE BOX (FMS) WAS WRONG (J6). WE MODIFIED THE FLT PLAN TO PUT THE ARR FOR CVG IN. HOWEVER, I DID NOT CLR THE OLD FLT PLAN BUT CHOSE TO MODIFY IT. BTWN ETX AND AIR ON J80 ARE 5 INTXNS WITH A TURN AT KIPPI INTXN (SUZIE AND HOUTN INTXNS ARE NEXT EACH OTHER ON J80 AND J6). WE DID NOT TAKE OUT (OR CLR) HOUTN FROM FLT PLAN AND WE CHKED THE COMMERCIAL CHARTS AND MISTAKENLY THOUGHT HOUTN INTXN WAS ON J80 WHEN IT WAS ON J6. ZNY GAVE US A 270 DEG HDG BACK TO J80 ABOUT HALF WAY BTWN ETX AND HOUTN INTXN. NO CONFLICTS NOTED, FMS CORRECTED.
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.