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A jetstream 4100 flight crew misses robert intersection when the first officer fails to query the direct page instead of the flight plan page for confirmation of route continuity in their FMS, 25 mi from aml, va.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : robert |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc tower : mem.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 41 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : robert enroute airway : v162.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 315 |
| ASRS Report | 478750 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
As PNF I entered the robert FMS transition into iad airport. I checked the flight plan page to verify no 'fences' were built into the route. A fence will cause the end of the active flight plan at that particular waypoint. The airplane missed robert intersection because a fence was in the system. The 'direct' page must be checked for the fence -- something I did not know. The captain noticed the missed waypoint and corrected the FMS. We were also in a descent at the time to cross robert at 8000 ft MSL. ATC queried our heading and missing robert intersection and gave us a heading to intercept the FMS transition at sigbe intersection. The confusion over the 'fence' in the FMS was the causing factor. I did not know the proper place to check -- I only checked the flight plan page. Now I know which page to check. The question is -- will the next new first officer?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A JETSTREAM 4100 FLC MISSES ROBERT INTXN WHEN THE FO FAILS TO QUERY THE DIRECT PAGE INSTEAD OF THE FLT PLAN PAGE FOR CONFIRMATION OF RTE CONTINUITY IN THEIR FMS, 25 MI FROM AML, VA.
Narrative: AS PNF I ENTERED THE ROBERT FMS TRANSITION INTO IAD ARPT. I CHKED THE FLT PLAN PAGE TO VERIFY NO 'FENCES' WERE BUILT INTO THE RTE. A FENCE WILL CAUSE THE END OF THE ACTIVE FLT PLAN AT THAT PARTICULAR WAYPOINT. THE AIRPLANE MISSED ROBERT INTXN BECAUSE A FENCE WAS IN THE SYS. THE 'DIRECT' PAGE MUST BE CHKED FOR THE FENCE -- SOMETHING I DID NOT KNOW. THE CAPT NOTICED THE MISSED WAYPOINT AND CORRECTED THE FMS. WE WERE ALSO IN A DSCNT AT THE TIME TO CROSS ROBERT AT 8000 FT MSL. ATC QUERIED OUR HEADING AND MISSING ROBERT INTXN AND GAVE US A HEADING TO INTERCEPT THE FMS TRANSITION AT SIGBE INTXN. THE CONFUSION OVER THE 'FENCE' IN THE FMS WAS THE CAUSING FACTOR. I DID NOT KNOW THE PROPER PLACE TO CHK -- I ONLY CHKED THE FLT PLAN PAGE. NOW I KNOW WHICH PAGE TO CHK. THE QUESTION IS -- WILL THE NEXT NEW FO?
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.