Narrative:

Small transport X on IFR flight plan clrd to mdsd via, 'radar vectors G-3 mella G-3 mdsd.' aircraft departed and the departure controller issued, 'proceed dir bqn on course.' bqn was not on the aircraft route of flight. I, as the center controller, took the handoff but due to our fdrs problem I did not have the flight strip and by the coordination with the departure controller I knew that the aircraft was going bqn on course. I assigned the aircraft FL220 and went to take care of other aircraft that needed my attention. The aircraft was west of bqn going toward mella level at FL220. I looked at the bay, and his strip was there coordinated at FL220. I terminated radar service with the aircraft, switched aircraft to mdsd about 20 mi inside sju airspace. A few mins later mdsd called saying that the aircraft had not shown up at mella but 15 mi to the north. These I believe were contributing factors: the aircraft originally filed sju B520 bqn B520 mdsd. Clearance delivery changed his route to G-3 mella G-3 mdsd. Departure controller gave aircraft, 'dir bqn on course.' bqn was not on his clearance. I, as center controller did not have a flight strip on aircraft because our fdrs system has not been printing strips correctly for the last 3 weeks. This means the D controller has to request every strip he needs manually and has to wait for that strip to be finished printing before he can request another. The pilot assumed that after bqn he was to go dir mdsd even though his clearance did not have bqn on it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT CLEARED INTO ADJACENT AIRSPACE ON A ROUTE THAT WAS CONTRARY TO PREFERRED ROUTE REQUIRED IN LETTER OF AGREEMENT.

Narrative: SMT X ON IFR FLT PLAN CLRD TO MDSD VIA, 'RADAR VECTORS G-3 MELLA G-3 MDSD.' ACFT DEPARTED AND THE DEP CTLR ISSUED, 'PROCEED DIR BQN ON COURSE.' BQN WAS NOT ON THE ACFT ROUTE OF FLT. I, AS THE CENTER CTLR, TOOK THE HANDOFF BUT DUE TO OUR FDRS PROB I DID NOT HAVE THE FLT STRIP AND BY THE COORD WITH THE DEP CTLR I KNEW THAT THE ACFT WAS GOING BQN ON COURSE. I ASSIGNED THE ACFT FL220 AND WENT TO TAKE CARE OF OTHER ACFT THAT NEEDED MY ATTN. THE ACFT WAS W OF BQN GOING TOWARD MELLA LEVEL AT FL220. I LOOKED AT THE BAY, AND HIS STRIP WAS THERE COORDINATED AT FL220. I TERMINATED RADAR SVC WITH THE ACFT, SWITCHED ACFT TO MDSD ABOUT 20 MI INSIDE SJU AIRSPACE. A FEW MINS LATER MDSD CALLED SAYING THAT THE ACFT HAD NOT SHOWN UP AT MELLA BUT 15 MI TO THE N. THESE I BELIEVE WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE ACFT ORIGINALLY FILED SJU B520 BQN B520 MDSD. CLRNC DELIVERY CHANGED HIS ROUTE TO G-3 MELLA G-3 MDSD. DEP CTLR GAVE ACFT, 'DIR BQN ON COURSE.' BQN WAS NOT ON HIS CLRNC. I, AS CENTER CTLR DID NOT HAVE A FLT STRIP ON ACFT BECAUSE OUR FDRS SYS HAS NOT BEEN PRINTING STRIPS CORRECTLY FOR THE LAST 3 WKS. THIS MEANS THE D CTLR HAS TO REQUEST EVERY STRIP HE NEEDS MANUALLY AND HAS TO WAIT FOR THAT STRIP TO BE FINISHED PRINTING BEFORE HE CAN REQUEST ANOTHER. THE PLT ASSUMED THAT AFTER BQN HE WAS TO GO DIR MDSD EVEN THOUGH HIS CLRNC DID NOT HAVE BQN ON IT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.