Narrative:

Flight from slc to las. During preflight, captain programmed the FMS for route of slc, J011, ffu, mlf, NOOTN2, las. First officer later got clearance which was -- FFU3, mlf, NOOTN2. He asked if I had made 'the change' in the route, and I said no but I will. I then eliminated the slc-J11 portion, thinking I had already entered the FFU3 departure. During climb, after passing ffu VOR and heading direct to mlf VOR, ATC asked if we were going direct to mlf. We responded yes, and he said 'roger, cleared direct mlf.' I thought that was unusual and checked the FFU3 to see why he questioned us. I then saw that the departure had a slight dogleg route to mlf, not direct. I realized that the FFU3 had not been entered in the FMS. The main reason this happened was due to fatigue. Both pilots awoke at AB30 EDT for a AD20 report. We had flown atl-cvg-slc before this leg. By departure time in slc it was almost PM00 EDT. After this flight we both said that we were mentally and physically tired due to the very early wake-up and long day. Airline scheduling should not only look at the amount of flying in a given day, but also report times when making schedules. We should have stopped in slc. This 4-DAY trip had 3 early departures, with the last being an all night flight from smf-atl, arriving atl at AD20 EDT. It is difficult to adjust from 3 early birds to an all-nighter. This should also be considered in making schedules.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 CREW DOES NOT FOLLOW THEIR AMENDED RTE AFTER DEP SLC, UT.

Narrative: FLT FROM SLC TO LAS. DURING PREFLT, CAPT PROGRAMMED THE FMS FOR RTE OF SLC, J011, FFU, MLF, NOOTN2, LAS. FO LATER GOT CLRNC WHICH WAS -- FFU3, MLF, NOOTN2. HE ASKED IF I HAD MADE 'THE CHANGE' IN THE RTE, AND I SAID NO BUT I WILL. I THEN ELIMINATED THE SLC-J11 PORTION, THINKING I HAD ALREADY ENTERED THE FFU3 DEP. DURING CLB, AFTER PASSING FFU VOR AND HEADING DIRECT TO MLF VOR, ATC ASKED IF WE WERE GOING DIRECT TO MLF. WE RESPONDED YES, AND HE SAID 'ROGER, CLRED DIRECT MLF.' I THOUGHT THAT WAS UNUSUAL AND CHKED THE FFU3 TO SEE WHY HE QUESTIONED US. I THEN SAW THAT THE DEP HAD A SLIGHT DOGLEG RTE TO MLF, NOT DIRECT. I REALIZED THAT THE FFU3 HAD NOT BEEN ENTERED IN THE FMS. THE MAIN REASON THIS HAPPENED WAS DUE TO FATIGUE. BOTH PLTS AWOKE AT AB30 EDT FOR A AD20 RPT. WE HAD FLOWN ATL-CVG-SLC BEFORE THIS LEG. BY DEP TIME IN SLC IT WAS ALMOST PM00 EDT. AFTER THIS FLT WE BOTH SAID THAT WE WERE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY TIRED DUE TO THE VERY EARLY WAKE-UP AND LONG DAY. AIRLINE SCHEDULING SHOULD NOT ONLY LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF FLYING IN A GIVEN DAY, BUT ALSO RPT TIMES WHEN MAKING SCHEDULES. WE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IN SLC. THIS 4-DAY TRIP HAD 3 EARLY DEPS, WITH THE LAST BEING AN ALL NIGHT FLT FROM SMF-ATL, ARRIVING ATL AT AD20 EDT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO ADJUST FROM 3 EARLY BIRDS TO AN ALL-NIGHTER. THIS SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED IN MAKING SCHEDULES.

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.