An aircraft on the dfw bleco two RNAV departure flew bleco intersection to irw bypassing zemma becau...

Attributes
ACN	793666
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : bleco
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20300 flight time type : 16000
ASRS Report	793666
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Pre departure clearance clearance dfw BLECO2 (BLECO2.bleco) irw. Loading the gfms unit; irw was entered as direct to instead of transition. After bleco intersection; we proceeded direct to irw instead of zemma intersection that did not display on our HSI. Climbing out of around 17000 ft; ZFW asked if we had been cleared direct to irw? I responded that we were proceeding direct to irw based on the pre departure clearance clearance received. I read back the clearance we had in hand. ATC replied to proceed direct to deckk intersection then direct irw. No other action was taken. Flight continued on uneventful. After action notes. I did not load the gfms unit; however I was responsible for checking the route against the ATC clearance which I did. The RNAV SID chart; depicts zemma transition as 'ATC assigned' -- zemma intersection was not included in my ATC clearance nor was it assigned; but it was on our company generated flight plan. Just a point of possible confusion that obviously happened here. I do acknowledge that zemma transition is on the departure. Factors affecting the quality of human performance. Fatigue may be a contributing factor; but not the primary; we had been up over 10 hours and had flown over 7 hours up to that point that day. Just a thought; when the destination and the transition names; ie; irw -- will rogers VORTAC and okc -- will rogers world airport are similar; an additional 'fix name' in the pre departure clearance clearance could help eliminate any unnecessary confusion. Example -- dfw BLECO2 (BLECO2.bleco) zemma irw.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACFT ON THE DFW BLECO TWO RNAV DEP FLEW BLECO INTXN TO IRW BYPASSING ZEMMA BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ON THE PDC AND NOT ATC ASSIGNED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON THE ACR FLT PLAN.

Narrative: PDC CLRNC DFW BLECO2 (BLECO2.BLECO) IRW. LOADING THE GFMS UNIT; IRW WAS ENTERED AS DIRECT TO INSTEAD OF TRANSITION. AFTER BLECO INTXN; WE PROCEEDED DIRECT TO IRW INSTEAD OF ZEMMA INTXN THAT DID NOT DISPLAY ON OUR HSI. CLBING OUT OF AROUND 17000 FT; ZFW ASKED IF WE HAD BEEN CLRED DIRECT TO IRW? I RESPONDED THAT WE WERE PROCEEDING DIRECT TO IRW BASED ON THE PDC CLRNC RECEIVED. I READ BACK THE CLRNC WE HAD IN HAND. ATC REPLIED TO PROCEED DIRECT TO DECKK INTXN THEN DIRECT IRW. NO OTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN. FLT CONTINUED ON UNEVENTFUL. AFTER ACTION NOTES. I DID NOT LOAD THE GFMS UNIT; HOWEVER I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHKING THE RTE AGAINST THE ATC CLRNC WHICH I DID. THE RNAV SID CHART; DEPICTS ZEMMA TRANSITION AS 'ATC ASSIGNED' -- ZEMMA INTXN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN MY ATC CLRNC NOR WAS IT ASSIGNED; BUT IT WAS ON OUR COMPANY GENERATED FLT PLAN. JUST A POINT OF POSSIBLE CONFUSION THAT OBVIOUSLY HAPPENED HERE. I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ZEMMA TRANSITION IS ON THE DEP. FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE. FATIGUE MAY BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; BUT NOT THE PRIMARY; WE HAD BEEN UP OVER 10 HRS AND HAD FLOWN OVER 7 HRS UP TO THAT POINT THAT DAY. JUST A THOUGHT; WHEN THE DEST AND THE TRANSITION NAMES; IE; IRW -- WILL ROGERS VORTAC AND OKC -- WILL ROGERS WORLD ARPT ARE SIMILAR; AN ADDITIONAL 'FIX NAME' IN THE PDC CLRNC COULD HELP ELIMINATE ANY UNNECESSARY CONFUSION. EXAMPLE -- DFW BLECO2 (BLECO2.BLECO) ZEMMA IRW.

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.

An aircraft on the dfw bleco two RNAV departure flew bleco intersection to irw bypassing zemma because it was not on the pre departure clearance and not ATC assigned even though it was on the air carrier flight plan.