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MD88 flight crew fails to program the meridian transition on the soldo RNAV SID from dfw. Track deviation results.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 707744 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : soldo |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | departure sid : soldo |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 212 flight time total : 6085 flight time type : 2588 |
| ASRS Report | 707744 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were notified by ZFW that we were south of course; and were given a vector to rejoin the departure. The error was due to my failure to select the mei transition when programming the FMS. This resulted in dropped fixes on the SOLDO2 departure from dfw; and led us to proceeding direct mei early. Our new flight plan may have caused me to miss the transition; but ultimately it was my failure to verify it on the SOLDO2. An additional factor was our focus on not exceeding airspeed restrictions early in the departure. We had to leave our slats extended to make the airspeed and altitude restriction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 FLT CREW FAILS TO PROGRAM THE MERIDIAN TRANSITION ON THE SOLDO RNAV SID FROM DFW. TRACK DEV RESULTS.
Narrative: WE WERE NOTIFIED BY ZFW THAT WE WERE S OF COURSE; AND WERE GIVEN A VECTOR TO REJOIN THE DEP. THE ERROR WAS DUE TO MY FAILURE TO SELECT THE MEI TRANSITION WHEN PROGRAMMING THE FMS. THIS RESULTED IN DROPPED FIXES ON THE SOLDO2 DEP FROM DFW; AND LED US TO PROCEEDING DIRECT MEI EARLY. OUR NEW FLT PLAN MAY HAVE CAUSED ME TO MISS THE TRANSITION; BUT ULTIMATELY IT WAS MY FAILURE TO VERIFY IT ON THE SOLDO2. AN ADDITIONAL FACTOR WAS OUR FOCUS ON NOT EXCEEDING AIRSPD RESTRICTIONS EARLY IN THE DEP. WE HAD TO LEAVE OUR SLATS EXTENDED TO MAKE THE AIRSPD AND ALT RESTRICTION.
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.