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A reassignment; a short layover; no dinner and minimum time to prepare for the day's first flight all contribute to a track deviation when the cleared route is improperly entered into the FMC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 776741 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lch.airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lch.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 776741 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We arrived late to the airplane after a long (30 min) van ride from the hotel; after a short (8 hour 30 min block-in to show time) overnight. We were rushed to make an on-time departure. We were cleared as filed from lch via lch.V306.DAS6.... Prior to pushback; the captain briefed the departure. He briefed the airway course from lch correctly (265 degree radial). After takeoff; we were instructed to proceed on course. I sequenced the flight plan in the FMS and set up an intercept heading. Upon reaching 10000 ft; lch departure asked if we were intercepting V306. I asked lch to say again. Lch replied that we were going north of V306 and that we were now to proceed direct das. Here's what happened: the captain entered the flight plan in the FMS prior to departure by entering 'lch;' then 'V306.das;' then selecting the 'lch.DAS6' arrival into ZZZ. However; the lch.DAS6 transition proceeds to surve after lch; which is not on; and north of; V306. Essentially; V306 was removed and the wrong course inserted in its place. I did not xchk this with the paperwork; again; because I was too busy before departure. This exact event has happened before; and we have been warned about it. In hindsight; I was quite fatigued in addition to being rushed. I had shown the day before expecting to fly only a day trip. I was extended for the overnight (I am not on reserve; and this is not common practice). I felt fine that night; but I had only 20 mins between flts; which prevented me from obtaining dinner. That; followed by a minimum-rest overnight; caught up with me the next morning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A REASSIGNMENT; A SHORT LAYOVER; NO DINNER AND MINIMUM TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE DAY'S FIRST FLIGHT ALL CONTRIBUTE TO A TRACK DEV WHEN THE CLEARED ROUTE IS IMPROPERLY ENTERED INTO THE FMC.
Narrative: WE ARRIVED LATE TO THE AIRPLANE AFTER A LONG (30 MIN) VAN RIDE FROM THE HOTEL; AFTER A SHORT (8 HR 30 MIN BLOCK-IN TO SHOW TIME) OVERNIGHT. WE WERE RUSHED TO MAKE AN ON-TIME DEP. WE WERE CLRED AS FILED FROM LCH VIA LCH.V306.DAS6.... PRIOR TO PUSHBACK; THE CAPT BRIEFED THE DEP. HE BRIEFED THE AIRWAY COURSE FROM LCH CORRECTLY (265 DEG RADIAL). AFTER TKOF; WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO PROCEED ON COURSE. I SEQUENCED THE FLT PLAN IN THE FMS AND SET UP AN INTERCEPT HDG. UPON REACHING 10000 FT; LCH DEP ASKED IF WE WERE INTERCEPTING V306. I ASKED LCH TO SAY AGAIN. LCH REPLIED THAT WE WERE GOING N OF V306 AND THAT WE WERE NOW TO PROCEED DIRECT DAS. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED: THE CAPT ENTERED THE FLT PLAN IN THE FMS PRIOR TO DEP BY ENTERING 'LCH;' THEN 'V306.DAS;' THEN SELECTING THE 'LCH.DAS6' ARR INTO ZZZ. HOWEVER; THE LCH.DAS6 TRANSITION PROCEEDS TO SURVE AFTER LCH; WHICH IS NOT ON; AND N OF; V306. ESSENTIALLY; V306 WAS REMOVED AND THE WRONG COURSE INSERTED IN ITS PLACE. I DID NOT XCHK THIS WITH THE PAPERWORK; AGAIN; BECAUSE I WAS TOO BUSY BEFORE DEP. THIS EXACT EVENT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE; AND WE HAVE BEEN WARNED ABOUT IT. IN HINDSIGHT; I WAS QUITE FATIGUED IN ADDITION TO BEING RUSHED. I HAD SHOWN THE DAY BEFORE EXPECTING TO FLY ONLY A DAY TRIP. I WAS EXTENDED FOR THE OVERNIGHT (I AM NOT ON RESERVE; AND THIS IS NOT COMMON PRACTICE). I FELT FINE THAT NIGHT; BUT I HAD ONLY 20 MINS BTWN FLTS; WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM OBTAINING DINNER. THAT; FOLLOWED BY A MINIMUM-REST OVERNIGHT; CAUGHT UP WITH ME THE NEXT MORNING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.