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First officer and captain reported of a mistake in typing an intersection name that caused ATC to question where they were going. Similar fixes separated by 27 miles and only different by one letter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1355221 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZAU.ARTCC |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 179 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Type 14000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Shortly after passing emmly on our flight plan route; center queried us where we were going. We said 'columbus'. He said okay; you're cleared via etame vhp gunne. I told the captain that was weird since our original route etane vhp gunne was so close. Well; upon looking at our release; we were filed etame (never etane). Not sure if I saw it wrong or just pushed the wrong button; but neither of us caught it because it looked so similar. Moreover; our route didn't look wrong because etane and etame are only 27 NM apart. Why? I even messed it up on this report at least three times.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: First officer and Captain reported of a mistake in typing an intersection name that caused ATC to question where they were going. Similar fixes separated by 27 miles and only different by one letter.
Narrative: Shortly after passing EMMLY on our flight plan route; Center queried us where we were going. We said 'Columbus'. He said okay; you're cleared via ETAME VHP GUNNE. I told the Captain that was weird since our original route ETANE VHP GUNNE was so close. Well; upon looking at our release; we were filed ETAME (never ETANE). Not sure if I saw it wrong or just pushed the wrong button; but neither of us caught it because it looked so similar. Moreover; our route didn't look wrong because ETANE and ETAME are only 27 NM apart. Why? I even messed it up on this report at least three times.
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.