Narrative:

After contacting ZMP, we were given direct to eau VOR then EAU1 arrival. We were subsequently reclred direct wolves, then the remainder of the EAU1 arrival. Then we were given a revised clearance to join the gep 103 degree radial. There was some confusion between myself and the first officer, who was the PNF, as to what our clearance was, and after joining the gep 103 degree radial, if we were supposed to go to the gep VOR and the gep arrival. After clarification from center, it was determined that they wanted us to fly the gep 103 degree radial until joining the msp 072 degree radial and the EAU1 arrival. There is an intersection, nickl, depicted on the arrival chart which is off the gep 103 degree, but the transition we were given is not depicted on the chart, nor is it in the FMS database. We used raw data to join the gep 103 degree radial, but since the FMS in this aircraft will not accept a radial/radial waypoint, I attempted to build a new waypoint for the GEP103/MSP072 point. What I think I ended up getting was the GEP103/MSP092 waypoint because we ended up being south of course when we were talking to msp approach. The first officer had been off getting ATIS while I built the new arrival in the FMS, and we both realized we were south of course just before approach gave us a right turn to rejoin the EAU1. No problem was mentioned nor TCASII advisory indicated, either during flight or during call to approach after landing. There are 3 fixes depicted on the gep 103 degree radial on the area chart, nickl, bitlr, and wagnr, and all are in the FMS database. If they plan on continuing to use this route it should be depicted or waypoints used to stop reoccurrence.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FMS EQUIPPED ACFT WITH STAR ARR ACTIVE IN DATABASE. ATC CHANGED CLRNC AND, TRYING TO PROGRAM THE FMS FOR NEW ROUTING, RPTR CAPT INSERTED WRONG FIX. THOUGH OFF COURSE, ATC VECTORED ACFT FOR APCH WITH NO PROBS.

Narrative: AFTER CONTACTING ZMP, WE WERE GIVEN DIRECT TO EAU VOR THEN EAU1 ARR. WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY RECLRED DIRECT WOLVES, THEN THE REMAINDER OF THE EAU1 ARR. THEN WE WERE GIVEN A REVISED CLRNC TO JOIN THE GEP 103 DEG RADIAL. THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION BTWN MYSELF AND THE FO, WHO WAS THE PNF, AS TO WHAT OUR CLRNC WAS, AND AFTER JOINING THE GEP 103 DEG RADIAL, IF WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE GEP VOR AND THE GEP ARR. AFTER CLARIFICATION FROM CTR, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY WANTED US TO FLY THE GEP 103 DEG RADIAL UNTIL JOINING THE MSP 072 DEG RADIAL AND THE EAU1 ARR. THERE IS AN INTXN, NICKL, DEPICTED ON THE ARR CHART WHICH IS OFF THE GEP 103 DEG, BUT THE TRANSITION WE WERE GIVEN IS NOT DEPICTED ON THE CHART, NOR IS IT IN THE FMS DATABASE. WE USED RAW DATA TO JOIN THE GEP 103 DEG RADIAL, BUT SINCE THE FMS IN THIS ACFT WILL NOT ACCEPT A RADIAL/RADIAL WAYPOINT, I ATTEMPTED TO BUILD A NEW WAYPOINT FOR THE GEP103/MSP072 POINT. WHAT I THINK I ENDED UP GETTING WAS THE GEP103/MSP092 WAYPOINT BECAUSE WE ENDED UP BEING S OF COURSE WHEN WE WERE TALKING TO MSP APCH. THE FO HAD BEEN OFF GETTING ATIS WHILE I BUILT THE NEW ARR IN THE FMS, AND WE BOTH REALIZED WE WERE S OF COURSE JUST BEFORE APCH GAVE US A R TURN TO REJOIN THE EAU1. NO PROB WAS MENTIONED NOR TCASII ADVISORY INDICATED, EITHER DURING FLT OR DURING CALL TO APCH AFTER LNDG. THERE ARE 3 FIXES DEPICTED ON THE GEP 103 DEG RADIAL ON THE AREA CHART, NICKL, BITLR, AND WAGNR, AND ALL ARE IN THE FMS DATABASE. IF THEY PLAN ON CONTINUING TO USE THIS RTE IT SHOULD BE DEPICTED OR WAYPOINTS USED TO STOP REOCCURRENCE.

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.