An MD11 flight crew deviated from the kennedy breezy point climb because they failed to load the route properly in the FMS.

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Attributes
ACN	734561
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : cri.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : kennedy
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	734561
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	734171
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Our clearance was a kennedy one departure; breezy point climb; then vectors to rbv. While loading the FMS I noticed there is no 'breezy point climb' transition in the database. At that point I was distraction by a phone call to our company after which I loaded the kennedy one departure into the FMS with no transition. We did have the cri 223 degree radial in the navigation/radial scratch pad; but did not hard tune it at that time. Departed jfk runway 31L in navigation mode. Approaching cri VOR I asked the first officer to get us a vector after cri. The controller stated that we had been cleared via the breezy point climb and gave us a left turn to 180 degrees then a right turn to 220 degrees. We hard tuned the cri 223 degree radial at that time and intercepted. While talking to kennedy departure on the phone afterwards; I was told the airspace in that area is very tight and because of that our brief hesitation to turn left over cri caused us to enter another controller's sector. No traffic conflicts occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD11 FLT CREW DEVIATED FROM THE KENNEDY BREEZY POINT CLIMB BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO LOAD THE ROUTE PROPERLY IN THE FMS.

Narrative: OUR CLRNC WAS A KENNEDY ONE DEP; BREEZY POINT CLB; THEN VECTORS TO RBV. WHILE LOADING THE FMS I NOTICED THERE IS NO 'BREEZY POINT CLB' TRANSITION IN THE DATABASE. AT THAT POINT I WAS DISTR BY A PHONE CALL TO OUR COMPANY AFTER WHICH I LOADED THE KENNEDY ONE DEP INTO THE FMS WITH NO TRANSITION. WE DID HAVE THE CRI 223 DEG RADIAL IN THE NAV/RADIAL SCRATCH PAD; BUT DID NOT HARD TUNE IT AT THAT TIME. DEPARTED JFK RWY 31L IN NAV MODE. APCHING CRI VOR I ASKED THE FO TO GET US A VECTOR AFTER CRI. THE CTLR STATED THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED VIA THE BREEZY POINT CLB AND GAVE US A L TURN TO 180 DEGS THEN A R TURN TO 220 DEGS. WE HARD TUNED THE CRI 223 DEG RADIAL AT THAT TIME AND INTERCEPTED. WHILE TALKING TO KENNEDY DEP ON THE PHONE AFTERWARDS; I WAS TOLD THE AIRSPACE IN THAT AREA IS VERY TIGHT AND BECAUSE OF THAT OUR BRIEF HESITATION TO TURN L OVER CRI CAUSED US TO ENTER ANOTHER CTLR'S SECTOR. NO TFC CONFLICTS OCCURRED.

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.