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First 2 crewmen on a 4 man long range crew loaded a flight plan improperly. The second 2 crewmen did not find the error. When the aircraft came into radar coverage, ARTCC found the aircraft course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 209128 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yxl |
| State Reference | ON |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute airway : czeg enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 209128 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 18800 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 209129 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Our flight plan clearance was from over point a via airway 1 to point B. The anv computer would not take airway 1 or point B. Point C was improperly entered at preflight which caused us to go direct from point a to point C instead of routing via airway 1. Prior to reaching point C we were notified by center we were approximately 120-130 mi off course. This was a widebody transport from abc to def I was part of the second crew. Corrective action -- we were just cleared direct to point D. Human performance factors -- 2 pilot crew; long international flight; we were the second crew. Company flight plan, loading procedures (IRS) could use improvement. Supplemental information from acn 209129. 2 flight crews -- first crew loaded the flight plan in computer and they could not get the computer to accept the flight plan, so they had to do what we call a manual load. They (first crew on duty) stated they loaded the wrong waypoints. Second crew flew the aircraft when ARTCC stated that the aircraft was off course. Aircraft was assigned a heading to point D. ATC supervisor stated no other aircraft were close to this aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FIRST 2 CREWMEN ON A 4 MAN LONG RANGE CREW LOADED A FLT PLAN IMPROPERLY. THE SECOND 2 CREWMEN DID NOT FIND THE ERROR. WHEN THE ACFT CAME INTO RADAR COVERAGE, ARTCC FOUND THE ACFT COURSE.
Narrative: OUR FLT PLAN CLRNC WAS FROM OVER POINT A VIA AIRWAY 1 TO POINT B. THE ANV COMPUTER WOULD NOT TAKE AIRWAY 1 OR POINT B. POINT C WAS IMPROPERLY ENTERED AT PREFLT WHICH CAUSED US TO GO DIRECT FROM POINT A TO POINT C INSTEAD OF ROUTING VIA AIRWAY 1. PRIOR TO REACHING POINT C WE WERE NOTIFIED BY CTR WE WERE APPROX 120-130 MI OFF COURSE. THIS WAS A WDB FROM ABC TO DEF I WAS PART OF THE SECOND CREW. CORRECTIVE ACTION -- WE WERE JUST CLRED DIRECT TO POINT D. HUMAN PERFORMANCE FACTORS -- 2 PLT CREW; LONG INTL FLT; WE WERE THE SECOND CREW. COMPANY FLT PLAN, LOADING PROCS (IRS) COULD USE IMPROVEMENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 209129. 2 FLT CREWS -- FIRST CREW LOADED THE FLT PLAN IN COMPUTER AND THEY COULD NOT GET THE COMPUTER TO ACCEPT THE FLT PLAN, SO THEY HAD TO DO WHAT WE CALL A MANUAL LOAD. THEY (FIRST CREW ON DUTY) STATED THEY LOADED THE WRONG WAYPOINTS. SECOND CREW FLEW THE ACFT WHEN ARTCC STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS OFF COURSE. ACFT WAS ASSIGNED A HDG TO POINT D. ATC SUPVR STATED NO OTHER ACFT WERE CLOSE TO THIS ACFT.
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.