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Arrival routing received by C550 aircraft to cyyr contained an invalid fix, which was similar sounding as the correct fix, but was spelled differently.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 440421 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zan.artcc |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 8 controller non radar : 8 controller radar : 8 controller time certified in position1 : 8 flight time total : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 440421 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert aircraft equipment : tcas aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : 1 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Chart Or Publication ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft was cleared on route as noted on strip. The problem is that 'keane' is a different fix. There are 2 fixes with the same name with different spellings. The fix that he was cleared through was keinn. This is a feeder fix for cyvr arrs. The other fix, keane, is a fix on the approach at sdp. If one of these fixes isn't changed, not only does it cause confusion to the controller, but a pilot could put in the wrong spelling and end up in the ocean out of gas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARR ROUTING RECEIVED BY C550 ACFT TO CYYR CONTAINED AN INVALID FIX, WHICH WAS SIMILAR SOUNDING AS THE CORRECT FIX, BUT WAS SPELLED DIFFERENTLY.
Narrative: ACFT WAS CLRED ON RTE AS NOTED ON STRIP. THE PROB IS THAT 'KEANE' IS A DIFFERENT FIX. THERE ARE 2 FIXES WITH THE SAME NAME WITH DIFFERENT SPELLINGS. THE FIX THAT HE WAS CLRED THROUGH WAS KEINN. THIS IS A FEEDER FIX FOR CYVR ARRS. THE OTHER FIX, KEANE, IS A FIX ON THE APCH AT SDP. IF ONE OF THESE FIXES ISN'T CHANGED, NOT ONLY DOES IT CAUSE CONFUSION TO THE CTLR, BUT A PLT COULD PUT IN THE WRONG SPELLING AND END UP IN THE OCEAN OUT OF GAS.
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.