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B767 flight crew reported a track heading deviation due to similar sounding fix names beeri and berys.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1629936 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CZYZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | ON |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 117 Flight Crew Type 139 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 94 Flight Crew Total 30000 Flight Crew Type 11743 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Cleveland center asked if we wanted a fix further down our route. We requested berys or rubyy. Cleveland center cleared us to berys or what we believed was berys. We changed frequencies and checked on with toronto center. Toronto confirmed we were direct berys. Several minutes later he confirmed again direct berys and spelled if phonetically this time. He spelled beeri. We advised we were cleared to what we believed was berys. The controller told us to proceed direct beeri.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 flight crew reported a track heading deviation due to similar sounding fix names BEERI and BERYS.
Narrative: Cleveland Center asked if we wanted a fix further down our route. We requested BERYS or RUBYY. Cleveland Center cleared us to BERYS or what we believed was BERYS. We changed frequencies and checked on with Toronto Center. Toronto confirmed we were direct BERYS. Several minutes later he confirmed again direct BERYS and spelled if phonetically this time. He spelled BEERI. We advised we were cleared to what we believed was BERYS. The Controller told us to proceed direct BEERI.
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.