Narrative:

Cleared on departure, the wende 2 procedure. First officer received clearance and entered it into FMS. First officer mistakenly plugged in wende 1. The wende 1 had been superceded 5 days earlier, and chart had been misfiled in chart book. Neither first officer nor I caught mistake. We followed the wende 1 and turned at wende intersection. Departure controller caught our mistake and turned us back before any conflict arose. These FMS boxes are very good, but still must be checked against current charts. It is very easy to be complacent with all the electronics. I also believe the type of flying contributes to these problems. We work for a fractional part 91 operation. There is no consistency with schedules or flight planning. We are always rushed and the destinations constantly changing. We never had a chance to prepare or review flight plans and charts before getting to the plane for the day. Also, duty days stretch to unreasonable hours because scheduling does not have to follow any rules. I believe there will be more of these silly mistakes with this type of operation. This has been a wake-up call to me to slow down and doublechk everything no matter the pressure from the company. The ATC departure controller did a great job, and we called him to explain what had happened, and then thank him for the great work. He told us to be careful and pay attention. It is solid advice.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LEAR 60 FLC PROGRAMMED INCORRECT DEP PROC INTO FMC.

Narrative: CLRED ON DEP, THE WENDE 2 PROC. FO RECEIVED CLRNC AND ENTERED IT INTO FMS. FO MISTAKENLY PLUGGED IN WENDE 1. THE WENDE 1 HAD BEEN SUPERCEDED 5 DAYS EARLIER, AND CHART HAD BEEN MISFILED IN CHART BOOK. NEITHER FO NOR I CAUGHT MISTAKE. WE FOLLOWED THE WENDE 1 AND TURNED AT WENDE INTXN. DEP CTLR CAUGHT OUR MISTAKE AND TURNED US BACK BEFORE ANY CONFLICT AROSE. THESE FMS BOXES ARE VERY GOOD, BUT STILL MUST BE CHKED AGAINST CURRENT CHARTS. IT IS VERY EASY TO BE COMPLACENT WITH ALL THE ELECTRONICS. I ALSO BELIEVE THE TYPE OF FLYING CONTRIBUTES TO THESE PROBS. WE WORK FOR A FRACTIONAL PART 91 OP. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY WITH SCHEDULES OR FLT PLANNING. WE ARE ALWAYS RUSHED AND THE DESTS CONSTANTLY CHANGING. WE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO PREPARE OR REVIEW FLT PLANS AND CHARTS BEFORE GETTING TO THE PLANE FOR THE DAY. ALSO, DUTY DAYS STRETCH TO UNREASONABLE HRS BECAUSE SCHEDULING DOES NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW ANY RULES. I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE MORE OF THESE SILLY MISTAKES WITH THIS TYPE OF OP. THIS HAS BEEN A WAKE-UP CALL TO ME TO SLOW DOWN AND DOUBLECHK EVERYTHING NO MATTER THE PRESSURE FROM THE COMPANY. THE ATC DEP CTLR DID A GREAT JOB, AND WE CALLED HIM TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAD HAPPENED, AND THEN THANK HIM FOR THE GREAT WORK. HE TOLD US TO BE CAREFUL AND PAY ATTN. IT IS SOLID ADVICE.

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.