Narrative:

End of a long day XA00 report. East coast woxof, zero zero, finally back on schedule on last segment, atl-ewr. I did walkaround and administrative stuff at atl. First officer set up FMC. He held pre departure clearance on his yoke for notes. I never looked at it, until we flew FMC database, eaone, ath, J191, pxt, ward, rbv, ewr, flight plan at FL290 (500 KTS GS). Aside, ewr based so I know the drill, checked in at washington routinely expecting 'cross ridgy at FL240' (ward arrival) had it set up in FMC so top of descent passed. I reported still at FL290. ATC ok. I said, 'if you want us at ridgy FL240, ridgy is behind us.' ATC, 'ridgy? You're going to boston.' us, 'no! Ewr.' ATC, 'where'd you get that clearance?' us, 'pre departure clearance atl.' ATC, 'can you hold 300 plus and descend to FL190.' us, 'yes.' ATC, 'cleared FL190 ward 4.' then ancillary calls to other aircraft, slow, turn, hold. We made all the restrs as published. I asked for the pre departure clearance from the first officer and saw we were cleared atl, eaone, J208, ewr?? We flew the canned all the time route. I never checked before engine start or/and catch any conflict! First officer, a stranger to me and I didn't want to challenge or appear to second guess/mistrust him.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FLEW MOST OF FLT USING THE DATABASE FLT PLAN RATHER THAN THE PDC. RPTR CAPT, NOT AWARE OF THE SIT ASKED ATC IF THEY WANTED A DSCNT FOR A XING RESTR AND ATC TOLD THEM THAT WAS NOT HOW THEY WERE CLRED. IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THEY HAD FAILED TO USE THE PDC.

Narrative: END OF A LONG DAY XA00 RPT. E COAST WOXOF, ZERO ZERO, FINALLY BACK ON SCHEDULE ON LAST SEGMENT, ATL-EWR. I DID WALKAROUND AND ADMINISTRATIVE STUFF AT ATL. FO SET UP FMC. HE HELD PDC ON HIS YOKE FOR NOTES. I NEVER LOOKED AT IT, UNTIL WE FLEW FMC DATABASE, EAONE, ATH, J191, PXT, WARD, RBV, EWR, FLT PLAN AT FL290 (500 KTS GS). ASIDE, EWR BASED SO I KNOW THE DRILL, CHKED IN AT WASHINGTON ROUTINELY EXPECTING 'CROSS RIDGY AT FL240' (WARD ARR) HAD IT SET UP IN FMC SO TOP OF DSCNT PASSED. I RPTED STILL AT FL290. ATC OK. I SAID, 'IF YOU WANT US AT RIDGY FL240, RIDGY IS BEHIND US.' ATC, 'RIDGY? YOU'RE GOING TO BOSTON.' US, 'NO! EWR.' ATC, 'WHERE'D YOU GET THAT CLRNC?' US, 'PDC ATL.' ATC, 'CAN YOU HOLD 300 PLUS AND DSND TO FL190.' US, 'YES.' ATC, 'CLRED FL190 WARD 4.' THEN ANCILLARY CALLS TO OTHER ACFT, SLOW, TURN, HOLD. WE MADE ALL THE RESTRS AS PUBLISHED. I ASKED FOR THE PDC FROM THE FO AND SAW WE WERE CLRED ATL, EAONE, J208, EWR?? WE FLEW THE CANNED ALL THE TIME RTE. I NEVER CHKED BEFORE ENG START OR/AND CATCH ANY CONFLICT! FO, A STRANGER TO ME AND I DIDN'T WANT TO CHALLENGE OR APPEAR TO SECOND GUESS/MISTRUST HIM.

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.