B777 crew had difficulty in programming the FMS for the cleared departure in saez.

Attributes
ACN	517864
Time
Date	200107
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : saez.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	517864
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Our filed route was over puerto plata (pta 115.1) and that was what was loaded in the FMS route pages. On taxi, we received our clearance, but instead of the snt 3A departure, we were cleared direct to la plata (pta 113.7) direct landa as filed. Now the problem begins. We typed in pta in the scratch pad and on the legs page, selected 1L. An option to select the correct pta was not given so all of the waypoints along our route up to puerto plata would have been erased. We caught that and proceeded with plan B. On the fix page, we selected pta and this time were given the option of selecting different pta fixes. We selected la plata (pta 113.7), took it down to the scratch pad, went to the legs page, and selected 1L. To our surprise, once again all of the waypoints between eze and puerto plata would have been erased, ie, the FMS did not recognize the fact that we wanted to go to la plata first -- not puerto plata. We departed using raw data. What's going on?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 CREW HAD DIFFICULTY IN PROGRAMMING THE FMS FOR THE CLRED DEP IN SAEZ.

Narrative: OUR FILED RTE WAS OVER PUERTO PLATA (PTA 115.1) AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS LOADED IN THE FMS RTE PAGES. ON TAXI, WE RECEIVED OUR CLRNC, BUT INSTEAD OF THE SNT 3A DEP, WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO LA PLATA (PTA 113.7) DIRECT LANDA AS FILED. NOW THE PROB BEGINS. WE TYPED IN PTA IN THE SCRATCH PAD AND ON THE LEGS PAGE, SELECTED 1L. AN OPTION TO SELECT THE CORRECT PTA WAS NOT GIVEN SO ALL OF THE WAYPOINTS ALONG OUR RTE UP TO PUERTO PLATA WOULD HAVE BEEN ERASED. WE CAUGHT THAT AND PROCEEDED WITH PLAN B. ON THE FIX PAGE, WE SELECTED PTA AND THIS TIME WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SELECTING DIFFERENT PTA FIXES. WE SELECTED LA PLATA (PTA 113.7), TOOK IT DOWN TO THE SCRATCH PAD, WENT TO THE LEGS PAGE, AND SELECTED 1L. TO OUR SURPRISE, ONCE AGAIN ALL OF THE WAYPOINTS BTWN EZE AND PUERTO PLATA WOULD HAVE BEEN ERASED, IE, THE FMS DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT WE WANTED TO GO TO LA PLATA FIRST -- NOT PUERTO PLATA. WE DEPARTED USING RAW DATA. WHAT'S GOING ON?

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.