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CRJ200 flight crew is confused by new MAARS1 aco SID departing dtw and turns toward jibna vice sphre. ATC questions turn then clears flight crew direct aco.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 755534 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d21.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : maars |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5624 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 755534 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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 | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
My flight was filed utilizing the maars one SID. The route on our release included the sphre route to the aco transition. The FMS selection for the aco transition defaults to the himez-jibna waypoints; sphre is not allowed by the FMS as anything other than manually programming that waypoint. Departure asked us after we had turned to himez if we were going to sphre; we replied that we had been given an as filed clearance and believed we had been filed MAARS1 aco. After reviewing the dispatch release; we realized that we had missed the sphre entry on the routing. Departure then cleared us direct to aco; and a conversation ensued about the filing of routes. I missed the proper routing and misprogrammed the FMS; but fortunately the controller caught our turn before any conflict occurred.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the flight crew discovered en route that the actual flight release routing was MAARS1 maars direct sphre direct aco; indicating that the company was aware that the aco transition was not available in the FMC. It was a very early morning departure and the flight crew was not fully alert and did not properly check the routing prior to departure. Sphre was available in the database even though the aco transition was not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ200 FLT CREW IS CONFUSED BY NEW MAARS1 ACO SID DEPARTING DTW AND TURNS TOWARD JIBNA VICE SPHRE. ATC QUESTIONS TURN THEN CLEARS FLT CREW DIRECT ACO.
Narrative: MY FLIGHT WAS FILED UTILIZING THE MAARS ONE SID. THE ROUTE ON OUR RELEASE INCLUDED THE SPHRE ROUTE TO THE ACO TRANSITION. THE FMS SELECTION FOR THE ACO TRANSITION DEFAULTS TO THE HIMEZ-JIBNA WAYPOINTS; SPHRE IS NOT ALLOWED BY THE FMS AS ANYTHING OTHER THAN MANUALLY PROGRAMMING THAT WAYPOINT. DEPARTURE ASKED US AFTER WE HAD TURNED TO HIMEZ IF WE WERE GOING TO SPHRE; WE REPLIED THAT WE HAD BEEN GIVEN AN AS FILED CLEARANCE AND BELIEVED WE HAD BEEN FILED MAARS1 ACO. AFTER REVIEWING THE DISPATCH RELEASE; WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD MISSED THE SPHRE ENTRY ON THE ROUTING. DEPARTURE THEN CLEARED US DIRECT TO ACO; AND A CONVERSATION ENSUED ABOUT THE FILING OF ROUTES. I MISSED THE PROPER ROUTING AND MISPROGRAMMED THE FMS; BUT FORTUNATELY THE CONTROLLER CAUGHT OUR TURN BEFORE ANY CONFLICT OCCURRED.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE FLT CREW DISCOVERED ENRTE THAT THE ACTUAL FLIGHT RELEASE ROUTING WAS MAARS1 MAARS DIRECT SPHRE DIRECT ACO; INDICATING THAT THE COMPANY WAS AWARE THAT THE ACO TRANSITION WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE FMC. IT WAS A VERY EARLY MORNING DEPARTURE AND THE FLT CREW WAS NOT FULLY ALERT AND DID NOT PROPERLY CHECK THE ROUTING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. SPHRE WAS AVAILABLE IN THE DATABASE EVEN THOUGH THE ACO TRANSITION WAS NOT.
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.