Flight crew of an airbus AE20 (EA32) failed to follow routing clearance during climb resulting in ATC intervention and the captain realizing that he had put the wrong routing in the flight data computer.

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Attributes
ACN	411590
Time
Date	199808
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pmm
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : j70
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 11800 flight time type : 1050
ASRS Report	411590
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Climb out of dtw flight xyz (air carrier X) dtw-sea. Our flight proceeded from dunks intersection direct bae. Our flight clearance was dunks J70 bae which meant dunks J70 pmm J70 bae -- not dunks direct as I had programmed into the aircraft computer. It was my mistake (captain) and first officer failed to notice flight plan mistake on preflight duties. I feel the main cause of this mistake to be the constant interruptions by flight attendants, gate agents and maintenance personnel during preflight duties! The flight was grossly oversold with many duplicate seat assignments with passenger. The cockpit crew was distraction several times during our preflight duties.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN AIRBUS AE20 (EA32) FAILED TO FOLLOW ROUTING CLRNC DURING CLB RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION AND THE CAPT REALIZING THAT HE HAD PUT THE WRONG ROUTING IN THE FLT DATA COMPUTER.

Narrative: CLB OUT OF DTW FLT XYZ (ACR X) DTW-SEA. OUR FLT PROCEEDED FROM DUNKS INTXN DIRECT BAE. OUR FLT CLRNC WAS DUNKS J70 BAE WHICH MEANT DUNKS J70 PMM J70 BAE -- NOT DUNKS DIRECT AS I HAD PROGRAMMED INTO THE ACFT COMPUTER. IT WAS MY MISTAKE (CAPT) AND FO FAILED TO NOTICE FLT PLAN MISTAKE ON PREFLT DUTIES. I FEEL THE MAIN CAUSE OF THIS MISTAKE TO BE THE CONSTANT INTERRUPTIONS BY FLT ATTENDANTS, GATE AGENTS AND MAINT PERSONNEL DURING PREFLT DUTIES! THE FLT WAS GROSSLY OVERSOLD WITH MANY DUPLICATE SEAT ASSIGNMENTS WITH PAX. THE COCKPIT CREW WAS DISTR SEVERAL TIMES DURING OUR PREFLT DUTIES.

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.