Flight crew failed to program an inertial fix in an overwater operation.

Attributes
ACN	315780
Time
Date	199509
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-C/F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	315780
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Jfk clearance changed filed flight plan adding waypoint linnd between shipp and champ. After passing shipp we were given 'heading 140 degrees, vectors for champ.' next controller issued new heading and clearance via linnd. Controller then asked whether we had previously received clearance via linnd. I stated that our clearance was over shipp to champ, not realizing that the controller was really asking whether we had received an amended clearance prior to flight. In addition, the intersection linnd did not register since I had failed to reprogram the INS. I quickly informed ATC that I was mistaken. There were no traffic conflicts. Contributing factors: 1) pressure for 'on time' departure, 2) inexperienced first officer, 3) poor use of CRM by me (I rushed first officer), 4) had problems programming our INS system (CDU would not accept latitude and longitude and introduced errors into other 2 units).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FAILED TO PROGRAM AN INERTIAL FIX IN AN OVERWATER OP.

Narrative: JFK CLRNC CHANGED FILED FLT PLAN ADDING WAYPOINT LINND BTWN SHIPP AND CHAMP. AFTER PASSING SHIPP WE WERE GIVEN 'HDG 140 DEGS, VECTORS FOR CHAMP.' NEXT CTLR ISSUED NEW HDG AND CLRNC VIA LINND. CTLR THEN ASKED WHETHER WE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED CLRNC VIA LINND. I STATED THAT OUR CLRNC WAS OVER SHIPP TO CHAMP, NOT REALIZING THAT THE CTLR WAS REALLY ASKING WHETHER WE HAD RECEIVED AN AMENDED CLRNC PRIOR TO FLT. IN ADDITION, THE INTXN LINND DID NOT REGISTER SINCE I HAD FAILED TO REPROGRAM THE INS. I QUICKLY INFORMED ATC THAT I WAS MISTAKEN. THERE WERE NO TFC CONFLICTS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) PRESSURE FOR 'ON TIME' DEP, 2) INEXPERIENCED FO, 3) POOR USE OF CRM BY ME (I RUSHED FO), 4) HAD PROBS PROGRAMMING OUR INS SYS (CDU WOULD NOT ACCEPT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE AND INTRODUCED ERRORS INTO OTHER 2 UNITS).

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.