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A B737 flight crew reported a route discontinuity due to improper preflight checks. ATC detected the track deviation and issued new clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1275612 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
At cruise passing trm we had a discontinuity in [the] FMC routing which resulted in a slight course deviation. ATC issued a turn due to possibly nearing a restricted area. Shortly after ATC cleared us direct nwn.be aware of distractions by gate personnel during prefight route check. Better crew monitoring and crew coordination in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 flight crew reported a route discontinuity due to improper preflight checks. ATC detected the track deviation and issued new clearance.
Narrative: At cruise passing TRM we had a discontinuity in [the] FMC routing which resulted in a slight course deviation. ATC issued a turn due to possibly nearing a restricted area. Shortly after ATC cleared us direct NWN.Be aware of distractions by gate personnel during prefight route check. Better crew monitoring and crew coordination in the future.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.