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An A319 captain was presented with 2 different plans in flight operations. He notified the dispatcher as to which flight plan he preferred. However, at cruise, center advised the captain that the route he was following was not the plan that had been filed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 3560 flight time type : 535 |
| ASRS Report | 451940 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
2 flight plans presented in operations at san. One for FL370, the other FL290 for our flight to ord on oct/xa/99. After talking to dispatch, the captain elected to fly at FL290. He told dispatch and signed the flight plan. Our departure clearance cleared us brdry ipl J18 gbn. Gbn appeared on both the FL370 and FL290 flight plans. After gbn, the 2 flight plans differ -- FL370 taking us to cim, FL290 to lvs. Approximately 30 mi west of lvs, center called and asked if we were direct cim. We read our FL290 route. ATC said that was not what he had. Talking to dispatch we found out they had not filed the correct flight plan. We read the route we had to ATC and resolved the situation. No problems anticipated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 CAPT WAS PRESENTED WITH 2 DIFFERENT PLANS IN FLT OPS. HE NOTIFIED THE DISPATCHER AS TO WHICH FLT PLAN HE PREFERRED. HOWEVER, AT CRUISE, CTR ADVISED THE CAPT THAT THE RTE HE WAS FOLLOWING WAS NOT THE PLAN THAT HAD BEEN FILED.
Narrative: 2 FLT PLANS PRESENTED IN OPS AT SAN. ONE FOR FL370, THE OTHER FL290 FOR OUR FLT TO ORD ON OCT/XA/99. AFTER TALKING TO DISPATCH, THE CAPT ELECTED TO FLY AT FL290. HE TOLD DISPATCH AND SIGNED THE FLT PLAN. OUR DEP CLRNC CLRED US BRDRY IPL J18 GBN. GBN APPEARED ON BOTH THE FL370 AND FL290 FLT PLANS. AFTER GBN, THE 2 FLT PLANS DIFFER -- FL370 TAKING US TO CIM, FL290 TO LVS. APPROX 30 MI W OF LVS, CTR CALLED AND ASKED IF WE WERE DIRECT CIM. WE READ OUR FL290 RTE. ATC SAID THAT WAS NOT WHAT HE HAD. TALKING TO DISPATCH WE FOUND OUT THEY HAD NOT FILED THE CORRECT FLT PLAN. WE READ THE RTE WE HAD TO ATC AND RESOLVED THE SIT. NO PROBS ANTICIPATED.
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.