MD80 flight crew loses transition waypoints on nobly RNAV SID; lit transition.

Attributes
ACN	693977
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : nobly
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : nobly
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	693977
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	693976
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying the NOBLY2 lit transition during the climb out; the FMS/autoplt tracked direct lit after turning at the nobly fix. After taking the fuel and time I noticed that the cobug and ortro fixes were missing in the FMS. I was checking the chart and in the process of inputting the fixes when center called and asked if we were on a heading or going direct lit. I said we were heading to lit and he told us to turn 10 degrees right. After the turn and getting the fixes back in I saw that we were tracking parallel and very close to the SID track. We did verify the flight plan and SID at the gate; all the fixes on the SID were present. After takeoff I noticed that the FMS was not directing the flight director to the track centerline and I corrected by hand flying to the track. After the initial turn and heading to navye the FMS was tracking on the centerline. The ACARS printer was inoperative and the PNF is extremely busy. After completing the takeoff/climb checklist; he was working the fuel/time during this phase. I believe that if we did get the flight progression plan from the ACARS; we would have not been distracted to the time that it took us to see the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW LOSES TRANSITION WAYPOINTS ON NOBLY RNAV SID; LIT TRANSITION.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING THE NOBLY2 LIT TRANSITION DURING THE CLBOUT; THE FMS/AUTOPLT TRACKED DIRECT LIT AFTER TURNING AT THE NOBLY FIX. AFTER TAKING THE FUEL AND TIME I NOTICED THAT THE COBUG AND ORTRO FIXES WERE MISSING IN THE FMS. I WAS CHKING THE CHART AND IN THE PROCESS OF INPUTTING THE FIXES WHEN CTR CALLED AND ASKED IF WE WERE ON A HDG OR GOING DIRECT LIT. I SAID WE WERE HEADING TO LIT AND HE TOLD US TO TURN 10 DEGS R. AFTER THE TURN AND GETTING THE FIXES BACK IN I SAW THAT WE WERE TRACKING PARALLEL AND VERY CLOSE TO THE SID TRACK. WE DID VERIFY THE FLT PLAN AND SID AT THE GATE; ALL THE FIXES ON THE SID WERE PRESENT. AFTER TKOF I NOTICED THAT THE FMS WAS NOT DIRECTING THE FLT DIRECTOR TO THE TRACK CTRLINE AND I CORRECTED BY HAND FLYING TO THE TRACK. AFTER THE INITIAL TURN AND HEADING TO NAVYE THE FMS WAS TRACKING ON THE CTRLINE. THE ACARS PRINTER WAS INOP AND THE PNF IS EXTREMELY BUSY. AFTER COMPLETING THE TKOF/CLB CHKLIST; HE WAS WORKING THE FUEL/TIME DURING THIS PHASE. I BELIEVE THAT IF WE DID GET THE FLT PROGRESSION PLAN FROM THE ACARS; WE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN DISTRACTED TO THE TIME THAT IT TOOK US TO SEE THE PROBLEM.

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.