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Flight crew of an large transport misprogrammed their FMS (nrp) causing them to become 10 mi off intended track. ARTCC controller intervened and brought this error to the crew's attention.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431696 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abb.vortac navaid : bff.vortac |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 431696 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 430716 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
En route between onl and cys on nrp flight plan, navigating to a created waypoint. During latitude/longitude loading of waypoint, transposed 2 numbers creating a navigation error of 10 mi. An alert controller caught the error and we corrected back to course.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LGT MISPROGRAMMED THEIR FMS (NRP) CAUSING THEM TO BECOME 10 MI OFF INTENDED TRACK. ARTCC CTLR INTERVENED AND BROUGHT THIS ERROR TO THE CREW'S ATTN.
Narrative: ENRTE BTWN ONL AND CYS ON NRP FLT PLAN, NAVING TO A CREATED WAYPOINT. DURING LATITUDE/LONGITUDE LOADING OF WAYPOINT, TRANSPOSED 2 NUMBERS CREATING A NAV ERROR OF 10 MI. AN ALERT CTLR CAUGHT THE ERROR AND WE CORRECTED BACK TO 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.