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B737 flight crew omits a cleared fix and approaches cuban airspace as they fly direct.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 737827 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : joses |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 38000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 737827 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 737821 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approaching joses intersection; the first officer called ZMA on VHF 2 and was given clearance after joses; direct forst direct flipr. Signed off with port au prince and switched to ZMA over joses. I selected direct flipr. About 40 mi northwest of joses; miami asked if we were deviating for WX; which is when we realized I had omitted forst which headed us close to cuban airspace. Then entered direct forst. This underscores the need for both pilots to listen to and verify clrncs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLT CREW OMITS A CLEARED FIX AND APPROACHES CUBAN AIRSPACE AS THEY FLY DIRECT.
Narrative: APCHING JOSES INTXN; THE FO CALLED ZMA ON VHF 2 AND WAS GIVEN CLRNC AFTER JOSES; DIRECT FORST DIRECT FLIPR. SIGNED OFF WITH PORT AU PRINCE AND SWITCHED TO ZMA OVER JOSES. I SELECTED DIRECT FLIPR. ABOUT 40 MI NW OF JOSES; MIAMI ASKED IF WE WERE DEVIATING FOR WX; WHICH IS WHEN WE REALIZED I HAD OMITTED FORST WHICH HEADED US CLOSE TO CUBAN AIRSPACE. THEN ENTERED DIRECT FORST. THIS UNDERSCORES THE NEED FOR BOTH PLTS TO LISTEN TO AND VERIFY CLRNCS.
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.