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Flight crew of MD80 suffer a route deviation when they transpose digits on an en route waypoint during route programming.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 692822 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : per.vortac |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl single value : 30000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 692822 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 692821 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
En route to the PER38 fix on our flight plan; ZKC wanted to verify our filed fix. We had programmed the PER160038 vice the filed fix of PER016038. Center reclred us to the fix we had programmed and advised us that other flts had programmed the same incorrect fix. No further incidents occurred the remainder of the flight. Even though we had to change aircraft at stl with minimum turn-around time; we need to be more diligent xchking the route on the FMS during preflight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MD80 SUFFER A RTE DEV WHEN THEY TRANSPOSE DIGITS ON AN ENRTE WAYPOINT DURING RTE PROGRAMMING.
Narrative: ENRTE TO THE PER38 FIX ON OUR FLT PLAN; ZKC WANTED TO VERIFY OUR FILED FIX. WE HAD PROGRAMMED THE PER160038 VICE THE FILED FIX OF PER016038. CTR RECLRED US TO THE FIX WE HAD PROGRAMMED AND ADVISED US THAT OTHER FLTS HAD PROGRAMMED THE SAME INCORRECT FIX. NO FURTHER INCIDENTS OCCURRED THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. EVEN THOUGH WE HAD TO CHANGE ACFT AT STL WITH MINIMUM TURN-AROUND TIME; WE NEED TO BE MORE DILIGENT XCHKING THE RTE ON THE FMS DURING PREFLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.