Narrative:

On climbing out of cvg; we were deviating around some WX. Indy center cleared us direct iiu upon completion of the deviation. After iiu center asked if we were heading direct to pxv. We stated we were going to mys fpr. Upon further investigation we noticed that our clearance had been cvg-iiu-pxv instead of cvg-iiu-mys-pxv; which we had in the FMS. We had missed the route change. The similarity of the flight plan to ATC clearance was the problem. So close between the two and maybe the short night before had caused us both to miss the clearance. Our dispatch has been notified and a bulletin has been issued to the pilot group. I hope this will fix the problem. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advised his air carrier utilizes datalink pre departure clearance for airways clrncs where available and was true in this case. He further stated that although he is unaware of a strict SOP for receiving; reviewing and programming the FMS from the pre departure clearance; a more or less universal practice has been adopted whereby the captain and first officer review the pre departure clearance printout; mutually verify the cleared route and its proper insertion in the FMS. He believes the error in this case was the result of complacency due to multiple past departures heretofore always employing the filed route. They simply failed to note the revision on the flight in question.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 FLT CREW FAILS TO NOTE REVISION TO FILED ROUTE WHEN PROGRAMMING THE FMS ROUTE.

Narrative: ON CLBING OUT OF CVG; WE WERE DEVIATING AROUND SOME WX. INDY CTR CLEARED US DIRECT IIU UPON COMPLETION OF THE DEVIATION. AFTER IIU CTR ASKED IF WE WERE HEADING DIRECT TO PXV. WE STATED WE WERE GOING TO MYS FPR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE NOTICED THAT OUR CLRNC HAD BEEN CVG-IIU-PXV INSTEAD OF CVG-IIU-MYS-PXV; WHICH WE HAD IN THE FMS. WE HAD MISSED THE ROUTE CHANGE. THE SIMILARITY OF THE FLT PLAN TO ATC CLRNC WAS THE PROBLEM. SO CLOSE BETWEEN THE TWO AND MAYBE THE SHORT NIGHT BEFORE HAD CAUSED US BOTH TO MISS THE CLRNC. OUR DISPATCH HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND A BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED TO THE PLT GROUP. I HOPE THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER ADVISED HIS ACR UTILIZES DATALINK PDC FOR AIRWAYS CLRNCS WHERE AVAILABLE AND WAS TRUE IN THIS CASE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE IS UNAWARE OF A STRICT SOP FOR RECEIVING; REVIEWING AND PROGRAMMING THE FMS FROM THE PDC; A MORE OR LESS UNIVERSAL PRACTICE HAS BEEN ADOPTED WHEREBY THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER REVIEW THE PDC PRINTOUT; MUTUALLY VERIFY THE CLEARED ROUTE AND ITS PROPER INSERTION IN THE FMS. HE BELIEVES THE ERROR IN THIS CASE WAS THE RESULT OF COMPLACENCY DUE TO MULTIPLE PAST DEPARTURES HERETOFORE ALWAYS EMPLOYING THE FILED ROUTE. THEY SIMPLY FAILED TO NOTE THE REVISION ON THE FLT IN QUESTION.

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.