ZMA controller questions B757 flight crew issued route direct punta intersection and is advised of m...

Attributes
ACN	534239
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tist.airport
State Reference	VI
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	534239
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fms other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication

Narrative:

Flying from miami to tist we received a clearance from mia ATC to go direct to punta and then tist. We queried mia, since this was not on our route of flight. He verified this, and we selected cdo VOR (punta) and then tist. Approximately 40 mins later, mia mentioned that we were not heading to punta, so we asked for direct tist. They gave that to us. We looked on the fix page of the FMC, and there was a punta waypoint at N1819.9 W06506.6. We selected this and found it only 5 miles west of tist. We assumed this was the originally requested clearance. We then tried to find this fix on our charts. Not on the high altitude charts for the caribbean. Not on the chart for sju, not on any of the apches or sids/stars for tist. There is no record of seeing this fix anywhere that we have publications of, except in the FMC, we noticed that there is, besides this waypoint and cdo, another ADF in the caribbean with the same name. This should be corrected. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter had not received any company feedback. Additional information: sju IFSS advised that 'punta intersection' had been changed 'a while back' to 'kutho intersection', IAF to ILS runway 10, tist airport, because of caribbean area name commonality, especially with punta cana and punta cauedo airports in the mdcs fir/uir.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZMA CTLR QUESTIONS B757 FLC ISSUED RTE DIRECT PUNTA INTXN AND IS ADVISED OF MULTIPLE FMS FIX NAMES. PROB RESOLVED WHEN CLRED DIRECT TIST ARPT.

Narrative: FLYING FROM MIAMI TO TIST WE RECEIVED A CLRNC FROM MIA ATC TO GO DIRECT TO PUNTA AND THEN TIST. WE QUERIED MIA, SINCE THIS WAS NOT ON OUR RTE OF FLT. HE VERIFIED THIS, AND WE SELECTED CDO VOR (PUNTA) AND THEN TIST. APPROX 40 MINS LATER, MIA MENTIONED THAT WE WERE NOT HEADING TO PUNTA, SO WE ASKED FOR DIRECT TIST. THEY GAVE THAT TO US. WE LOOKED ON THE FIX PAGE OF THE FMC, AND THERE WAS A PUNTA WAYPOINT AT N1819.9 W06506.6. WE SELECTED THIS AND FOUND IT ONLY 5 MILES W OF TIST. WE ASSUMED THIS WAS THE ORIGINALLY REQUESTED CLRNC. WE THEN TRIED TO FIND THIS FIX ON OUR CHARTS. NOT ON THE HIGH ALT CHARTS FOR THE CARIBBEAN. NOT ON THE CHART FOR SJU, NOT ON ANY OF THE APCHES OR SIDS/STARS FOR TIST. THERE IS NO RECORD OF SEEING THIS FIX ANYWHERE THAT WE HAVE PUBLICATIONS OF, EXCEPT IN THE FMC, WE NOTICED THAT THERE IS, BESIDES THIS WAYPOINT AND CDO, ANOTHER ADF IN THE CARIBBEAN WITH THE SAME NAME. THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPANY FEEDBACK. ADDITIONAL INFO: SJU IFSS ADVISED THAT 'PUNTA INTXN' HAD BEEN CHANGED 'A WHILE BACK' TO 'KUTHO INTXN', IAF TO ILS RWY 10, TIST ARPT, BECAUSE OF CARIBBEAN AREA NAME COMMONALITY, ESPECIALLY WITH PUNTA CANA AND PUNTA CAUEDO ARPTS IN THE MDCS FIR/UIR.

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.

ZMA controller questions B757 flight crew issued route direct punta intersection and is advised of multiple FMS fix names. Problem resolved when cleared direct tist airport.