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A C680 flight crew suffered a track deviation when their attempt to program 'direct to' a cleared fix failed to produce the desired response.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1122256 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201310 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZOB.ARTCC |
| State Reference | OH |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Sovereign (C680) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 6500 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
[I programmed a] direct to a fix [leg] which replaced [our previous fix to a fix leg] in the FMS. [The] plane flew between our last fix and the new fix-not direct from our [present position] to the 'direct to' fix. We have multiple issues with the honeywell epic [FMS]; lots of gotchas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C680 flight crew suffered a track deviation when their attempt to program 'direct to' a cleared fix failed to produce the desired response.
Narrative: [I programmed a] direct to a fix [leg] which replaced [our previous fix to a fix leg] in the FMS. [The] plane flew between our last fix and the new fix-not direct from our [present position] to the 'direct to' fix. We have multiple issues with the Honeywell Epic [FMS]; lots of gotchas.
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.