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Air carrier pilot enters wrong data in FMC when cleared to intercept airway. ARTCC provides vector to correct course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476190 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d21.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors departure sid : palace.2 enroute airway : j70.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 476198 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllerb other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was the PNF. We departed dtw on the palare 2 departure from runway 21C. We were assigned to fly a 215 degree heading and climb to 10000 ft per the SID. The last clearance from departure control was a speed reduction (for spacing), a heading to intercept J70, and a frequency change to contact ZOB. The first officer was still hand flying the aircraft as I entered the airway course inbound to dunks intersection and switched to ZOB to check in. As I finished the climb checklist, I looked back at the FMC and noticed I had mistakenly entered an inbound course of 296 degrees to dunks instead of entering a course of 276 degrees inbound which is J70. I quickly corrected this and at the same time ZOB issued us a heading correction to intercept the airway. Because I was performing many duties during a busy time of flight, I entered the wrong course in the FMC. I should have asked the first officer to engage an autoplt to reduce my workload. This is very important on 2 crew member plted aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR PLT ENTERS WRONG DATA IN FMC WHEN CLRED TO INTERCEPT AIRWAY. ARTCC PROVIDES VECTOR TO CORRECT COURSE.
Narrative: I WAS THE PNF. WE DEPARTED DTW ON THE PALARE 2 DEP FROM RWY 21C. WE WERE ASSIGNED TO FLY A 215 DEG HDG AND CLB TO 10000 FT PER THE SID. THE LAST CLRNC FROM DEP CTL WAS A SPD REDUCTION (FOR SPACING), A HDG TO INTERCEPT J70, AND A FREQ CHANGE TO CONTACT ZOB. THE FO WAS STILL HAND FLYING THE ACFT AS I ENTERED THE AIRWAY COURSE INBOUND TO DUNKS INTXN AND SWITCHED TO ZOB TO CHK IN. AS I FINISHED THE CLB CHKLIST, I LOOKED BACK AT THE FMC AND NOTICED I HAD MISTAKENLY ENTERED AN INBOUND COURSE OF 296 DEGS TO DUNKS INSTEAD OF ENTERING A COURSE OF 276 DEGS INBOUND WHICH IS J70. I QUICKLY CORRECTED THIS AND AT THE SAME TIME ZOB ISSUED US A HDG CORRECTION TO INTERCEPT THE AIRWAY. BECAUSE I WAS PERFORMING MANY DUTIES DURING A BUSY TIME OF FLT, I ENTERED THE WRONG COURSE IN THE FMC. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THE FO TO ENGAGE AN AUTOPLT TO REDUCE MY WORKLOAD. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT ON 2 CREW MEMBER PLTED ACFT.
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.