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Small transport captain reported similar sounding waypoint/intersection names hudzy and bugzy contributed to a track deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1725481 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HOU.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR WAPPL4 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Altitude Undershoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
On the WAPPL4 arrival; we were told to stay at FL290 because of traffic below us; approximately at wappl we were told to descend via the WAPPL4; we began our descent and were fairly quickly told to descend via the WAPPL4 except maintain 7;000 at 'hudzy.' it was a steep descent at that point but we were able to accomplish it. As we leveled at 7;000 at hudzy we were told that we were supposed to descend via the WAPPL4; 7;000 at 'bugzy.'hudzy and bugzy are too similar sounding and may need to be changed. Since we were significantly high at wappl due to traffic; would have been helpful to be given a simple clear altitude restriction for the next fix; like cross wlmor at FL210 or hudzy at FL180. It is difficult to configure the airplane for a descend via when you begin too high; then since everything was out of wack we did not think to question the altitude restriction of 7;000 at hudzy. We should have questioned that restriction since it created a very steep descent rate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Small Transport Captain reported similar sounding waypoint/intersection names HUDZY and BUGZY contributed to a track deviation.
Narrative: On the WAPPL4 arrival; we were told to stay at FL290 because of traffic below us; approximately at WAPPL we were told to descend via the WAPPL4; we began our descent and were fairly quickly told to descend via the WAPPL4 except maintain 7;000 at 'HUDZY.' It was a steep descent at that point but we were able to accomplish it. As we leveled at 7;000 at HUDZY we were told that we were supposed to descend via the WAPPL4; 7;000 at 'BUGZY.'HUDZY and BUGZY are too similar sounding and may need to be changed. Since we were significantly high at WAPPL due to traffic; would have been helpful to be given a simple clear altitude restriction for the next fix; like cross WLMOR at FL210 or HUDZY at FL180. It is difficult to configure the airplane for a descend via when you begin too high; then since everything was out of wack we did not think to question the altitude restriction of 7;000 at HUDZY. We should have questioned that restriction since it created a very steep descent rate.
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.