Flight crew acknowledges but fails to comply with new clearance.

Attributes
ACN	280985
Time
Date	199408
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dta
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	280985
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Entered 'rt:1' in FMC in error: sfo lin J84 ekr J100 J56 den actual clearance was: sfo lin J84 dta jnc J130 den. When we were 130 NM east of dta still on J84 denver controller on 126.72 questioned our clearance and did a good job immediately reclring us to route we were flying. The traffic was light in our area and there were no conflicts. In sfo our aircraft arrived late at the gate and we rushed our set up. This is fourth week in a row the 2 of us have flown this sequence and before it was always rt:1. Our flight number had been changed to a temporary number and I thought that was the reason we were given 'full read back required.' yes in our rush we got complacent and made some bad assumptions. Maybe on our checklist we need a more specific 'route...checked' instead or in addition to the general 'fmcs...programmed set for departure.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC ACKNOWLEDGES BUT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH NEW CLRNC.

Narrative: ENTERED 'RT:1' IN FMC IN ERROR: SFO LIN J84 EKR J100 J56 DEN ACTUAL CLRNC WAS: SFO LIN J84 DTA JNC J130 DEN. WHEN WE WERE 130 NM E OF DTA STILL ON J84 DENVER CTLR ON 126.72 QUESTIONED OUR CLRNC AND DID A GOOD JOB IMMEDIATELY RECLRING US TO RTE WE WERE FLYING. THE TFC WAS LIGHT IN OUR AREA AND THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS. IN SFO OUR ACFT ARRIVED LATE AT THE GATE AND WE RUSHED OUR SET UP. THIS IS FOURTH WK IN A ROW THE 2 OF US HAVE FLOWN THIS SEQUENCE AND BEFORE IT WAS ALWAYS RT:1. OUR FLT NUMBER HAD BEEN CHANGED TO A TEMPORARY NUMBER AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE REASON WE WERE GIVEN 'FULL READ BACK REQUIRED.' YES IN OUR RUSH WE GOT COMPLACENT AND MADE SOME BAD ASSUMPTIONS. MAYBE ON OUR CHKLIST WE NEED A MORE SPECIFIC 'RTE...CHKED' INSTEAD OR IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL 'FMCS...PROGRAMMED SET FOR DEP.'

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.