Track deviation. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	136082
Time
Date	199002
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : abq tower : iah
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	136082
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	136063
Events
Anomaly	other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In loading company routing in the FMC, abq-den, the routing came up abq-friho, flyby-ALS. We were cleared via the abq 6 departure ALS transition. This was entered into the FMC by the copilot. We had an omc observer aboard and were going to show off the machine. I got a little behind in my setup and didn't do a thorough check on the routing. I asked the copilot if he'd inserted the routine. He said he had. I gave a quick look and accepted it. After takeoff we turned to 310 degrees to intercept the transition, and somehow intercepted the routing via friho instead of the 016 degree on the alamosa transition. Contributing factors: 1) explaining to omc, demonstrating the setup, made me rush and diverted my attention. 2) copilot said he was familiar with area, and I was on my second entry. Put too much confidence in his experience. Supplemental information from acn 136063: routing back to den via abq 6 ala transition was loaded into FMC. Subsequent power shift (APU to external to APU) completed. Upon departure we did not recognize deletion of SID from FMC routing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACK DEVIATION.

Narrative: IN LOADING COMPANY ROUTING IN THE FMC, ABQ-DEN, THE ROUTING CAME UP ABQ-FRIHO, FLYBY-ALS. WE WERE CLRED VIA THE ABQ 6 DEP ALS TRANSITION. THIS WAS ENTERED INTO THE FMC BY THE COPLT. WE HAD AN OMC OBSERVER ABOARD AND WERE GOING TO SHOW OFF THE MACHINE. I GOT A LITTLE BEHIND IN MY SETUP AND DIDN'T DO A THOROUGH CHK ON THE ROUTING. I ASKED THE COPLT IF HE'D INSERTED THE ROUTINE. HE SAID HE HAD. I GAVE A QUICK LOOK AND ACCEPTED IT. AFTER TKOF WE TURNED TO 310 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE TRANSITION, AND SOMEHOW INTERCEPTED THE ROUTING VIA FRIHO INSTEAD OF THE 016 DEG ON THE ALAMOSA TRANSITION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) EXPLAINING TO OMC, DEMONSTRATING THE SETUP, MADE ME RUSH AND DIVERTED MY ATTN. 2) COPLT SAID HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH AREA, AND I WAS ON MY SECOND ENTRY. PUT TOO MUCH CONFIDENCE IN HIS EXPERIENCE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 136063: ROUTING BACK TO DEN VIA ABQ 6 ALA TRANSITION WAS LOADED INTO FMC. SUBSEQUENT PWR SHIFT (APU TO EXTERNAL TO APU) COMPLETED. UPON DEP WE DID NOT RECOGNIZE DELETION OF SID FROM FMC ROUTING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.