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Attributes | |
ACN | 713490 |
Time | |
Date | 200610 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : cvg.airport |
State Reference | OH |
Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
Route In Use | departure sid : rockt2 |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
ASRS Report | 713490 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication FAA |
Primary Problem | FAA |
Situations | |
Chart | sid : rockt2 |
Narrative:
On cvg chart ROCKT2 departure; there are two fixes; docck and rockt; which are within 10 miles of each other and sound too similar and could be easily mistaken by flight crew and or ATC. Please change one of these fixes before confusion causes an in-flight conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CAPT RPTS SIMILAR SOUNDING FIX NAMES ON ROCKT2 SID AT CVG.
Narrative: ON CVG CHART ROCKT2 DEP; THERE ARE TWO FIXES; DOCCK AND ROCKT; WHICH ARE WITHIN 10 MILES OF EACH OTHER AND SOUND TOO SIMILAR AND COULD BE EASILY MISTAKEN BY FLT CREW AND OR ATC. PLEASE CHANGE ONE OF THESE FIXES BEFORE CONFUSION CAUSES AN INFLT CONFLICT.
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.