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An air carrier captain comments that the airways intxns vinse and wints are relatively close together in distance and because they sound alike could be confused.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 794333 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny.artcc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : maintenance |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 794333 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
ZNY advised cleared direct vinse but was somewhat garbled so I asked for repeat and she phonetically spelled the name but because of poor sound quality I only heard india november sierra. So I replied cleared direct wints? She did not answer. Here is a very dangerous problem both vinse and wints sound alike! They are on the same airway! If you are off airway on a vector you could lose separation with other aircraft! One of these intxns should be renamed curtt!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT COMMENTS THAT THE AIRWAYS INTXNS VINSE AND WINTS ARE RELATIVELY CLOSE TOGETHER IN DISTANCE AND BECAUSE THEY SOUND ALIKE COULD BE CONFUSED.
Narrative: ZNY ADVISED CLEARED DIRECT VINSE BUT WAS SOMEWHAT GARBLED SO I ASKED FOR REPEAT AND SHE PHONETICALLY SPELLED THE NAME BUT BECAUSE OF POOR SOUND QUALITY I ONLY HEARD INDIA NOVEMBER SIERRA. SO I REPLIED CLEARED DIRECT WINTS? SHE DID NOT ANSWER. HERE IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BOTH VINSE AND WINTS SOUND ALIKE! THEY ARE ON THE SAME AIRWAY! IF YOU ARE OFF AIRWAY ON A VECTOR YOU COULD LOSE SEPARATION WITH OTHER ACFT! ONE OF THESE INTXNS SHOULD BE RENAMED CURTT!
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.