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A B767-300 flight crew suffered a momentary track deviation when their attempts to program a 'direct to a fix clearance' on their FMC; their active route was lost. ATC provided a vector while they reprogrammed the route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1001520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | SID OSHNN |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 125 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
On climbout on the all-nighter to the east coast; we were given a clearance direct to pevee. As the pilot flying I brought pevee to the top of the legs page and somehow dumped the box. I tried typing in pevee to proceed direct but must have miss-spelled the waypoint. ATC called and asked if we were proceeding direct to pevee; we responded that we were working on it. ATC gave us a vector to pevee. We were able to load pevee; proceed direct; and re-load the entire route. I am not sure how I dumped the box; but I should have been slower with the box work; insured the pilot flying verified the proposed change and then executed. I also should have asked for a vector earlier when I dumped the box; instead of trying to type in the waypoint at night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 flight crew suffered a momentary track deviation when their attempts to program a 'direct to a fix clearance' on their FMC; their active route was lost. ATC provided a vector while they reprogrammed the route.
Narrative: On climbout on the all-nighter to the East Coast; we were given a clearance direct to PEVEE. As the pilot flying I brought PEVEE to the top of the legs page and somehow dumped the box. I tried typing in PEVEE to proceed direct but must have miss-spelled the waypoint. ATC called and asked if we were proceeding direct to PEVEE; we responded that we were working on it. ATC gave us a vector to PEVEE. We were able to load PEVEE; proceed direct; and re-load the entire route. I am not sure how I dumped the box; but I should have been slower with the box work; Insured the pilot flying verified the proposed change and then executed. I also should have asked for a vector earlier when I dumped the box; instead of trying to type in the waypoint at night.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.