Air carrier widebody transport track deviation. Deviated from clearance route.

Attributes
ACN	98662
Time
Date	198811
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pxt
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j14
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	98662
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	98650
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Route was down-linked through ACARS into FMC by the captain in operations. The ACARS printer received the route although it did not put data in FMC. I manually inserted the route. After passing pxt ATC advised us that we weren't on the pxt 238 degree right. We checked the flight plan and we were filed that way, however, the route sent by ACARS sent us direct to hpw after pxt. Center then cleared us direct hpw. This situation could have been avoided if I had been more thorough in checking the FMC against the flight plan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB TRACK DEVIATION. DEVIATED FROM CLRNC ROUTE.

Narrative: ROUTE WAS DOWN-LINKED THROUGH ACARS INTO FMC BY THE CAPT IN OPERATIONS. THE ACARS PRINTER RECEIVED THE ROUTE ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT PUT DATA IN FMC. I MANUALLY INSERTED THE ROUTE. AFTER PASSING PXT ATC ADVISED US THAT WE WEREN'T ON THE PXT 238 DEG R. WE CHECKED THE FLT PLAN AND WE WERE FILED THAT WAY, HOWEVER, THE ROUTE SENT BY ACARS SENT US DIRECT TO HPW AFTER PXT. CENTER THEN CLRED US DIRECT HPW. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I HAD BEEN MORE THOROUGH IN CHECKING THE FMC AGAINST THE FLT PLAN.

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.