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First officer of a B757 failed to follow flight plan routing after departing an en route VOR due to misprogramming the FMC with a direct route. The captain did not double check the first officer's programming.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bld |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 41000 msl bound upper : 41000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 364660 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight was from pit to sfo. Clearance included bld J92 oal. I inadvertently programmed bld direct oal in the FMC. I used my usual double check of the FMC distance versus the flight plan distance, but there was very little difference and on a 2000+ mi flight it seemed acceptable. The captain did not check my programming. When we got to bld and turned direct oal, ZLA questioned where we were headed and provided a vector. We were about to fly into a restr area. The automation definitely made me and the captain too complacent about operating the flight, and crew coordination was lacking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF A B757 FAILED TO FOLLOW FLT PLAN ROUTING AFTER DEPARTING AN ENRTE VOR DUE TO MISPROGRAMMING THE FMC WITH A DIRECT RTE. THE CAPT DID NOT DOUBLE CHK THE FO'S PROGRAMMING.
Narrative: FLT WAS FROM PIT TO SFO. CLRNC INCLUDED BLD J92 OAL. I INADVERTENTLY PROGRAMMED BLD DIRECT OAL IN THE FMC. I USED MY USUAL DOUBLE CHK OF THE FMC DISTANCE VERSUS THE FLT PLAN DISTANCE, BUT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE AND ON A 2000+ MI FLT IT SEEMED ACCEPTABLE. THE CAPT DID NOT CHK MY PROGRAMMING. WHEN WE GOT TO BLD AND TURNED DIRECT OAL, ZLA QUESTIONED WHERE WE WERE HEADED AND PROVIDED A VECTOR. WE WERE ABOUT TO FLY INTO A RESTR AREA. THE AUTOMATION DEFINITELY MADE ME AND THE CAPT TOO COMPLACENT ABOUT OPERATING THE FLT, AND CREW COORD WAS LACKING.
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.