B737 crew departing dfw does not insert required SID transition into FMC and gets off course.

Attributes
ACN	710182
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : clare
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	710182
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	710183
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I got distraction. In a nutshell; with a late arriving airplane and a busy boarding process; prior to checking our route 'glass to paper;' I received a phone call that I had been anticipating. After hanging up; the first officer and I proceeded to 'go through the route' for the clare 2 departure out of dfw where I was keying in on the first portion of the SID. Assured that we had the right runway and the first points; I overlooked the fact that the glass did not correspond 'entirely' with the flight plan and missed the swb transition. (My thoughts till being 'distraction' by the phone call.) airborne; at clare; instead of making the turn to the correct fix; we proceeded toward swb. ZFW queried us if we were proceeding to tekbe. The first officer initially said 'yes' but then realized the plane was in fact going to swb. Center gave us a heading as we quickly reinserted the swb transition into the box. This was a good 'gotcha.' I was highlighting the fixes near the airport as being 'more important' than the perceived 'non threat' fixes down the road. The mileage at the end of the flight plan corresponded accurately with the glass numbers and I made an 'assumption' that 'we were fine.' I will add this to my tool box in future flts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW DEPARTING DFW DOES NOT INSERT REQUIRED SID TRANSITION INTO FMC AND GETS OFF COURSE.

Narrative: I GOT DISTR. IN A NUTSHELL; WITH A LATE ARRIVING AIRPLANE AND A BUSY BOARDING PROCESS; PRIOR TO CHKING OUR RTE 'GLASS TO PAPER;' I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THAT I HAD BEEN ANTICIPATING. AFTER HANGING UP; THE FO AND I PROCEEDED TO 'GO THROUGH THE RTE' FOR THE CLARE 2 DEP OUT OF DFW WHERE I WAS KEYING IN ON THE FIRST PORTION OF THE SID. ASSURED THAT WE HAD THE RIGHT RWY AND THE FIRST POINTS; I OVERLOOKED THE FACT THAT THE GLASS DID NOT CORRESPOND 'ENTIRELY' WITH THE FLT PLAN AND MISSED THE SWB TRANSITION. (MY THOUGHTS TILL BEING 'DISTR' BY THE PHONE CALL.) AIRBORNE; AT CLARE; INSTEAD OF MAKING THE TURN TO THE CORRECT FIX; WE PROCEEDED TOWARD SWB. ZFW QUERIED US IF WE WERE PROCEEDING TO TEKBE. THE FO INITIALLY SAID 'YES' BUT THEN REALIZED THE PLANE WAS IN FACT GOING TO SWB. CTR GAVE US A HDG AS WE QUICKLY REINSERTED THE SWB TRANSITION INTO THE BOX. THIS WAS A GOOD 'GOTCHA.' I WAS HIGHLIGHTING THE FIXES NEAR THE ARPT AS BEING 'MORE IMPORTANT' THAN THE PERCEIVED 'NON THREAT' FIXES DOWN THE ROAD. THE MILEAGE AT THE END OF THE FLT PLAN CORRESPONDED ACCURATELY WITH THE GLASS NUMBERS AND I MADE AN 'ASSUMPTION' THAT 'WE WERE FINE.' I WILL ADD THIS TO MY TOOL BOX IN FUTURE FLTS.

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.