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B757 crew flew a different route than the ZME controller expected.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 488390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pxv.vortac |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j131.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 1325 |
| ASRS Report | 488390 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Flight segment lit-sdf. We contacted clearance delivery (tower) on the ground in little rock. Controller gave us the clearance 'as filed, climb maintain 4000 ft expect FL330. 10 mins later, 'departure frequency 118.7, squawk abcd.' our filed clearance was lit J131 pxv CHERI2 sdf. As part of takeoff clearance the same controller (also tower operator) cleared us for a 'left turn on course.' after takeoff, we made a left turn (runway 22R) and joined J131 to pxv as filed. The tower controller was also the departure controller and he passed us over to ZME, as we were climbing through approximately 11000 ft, on our way to 15000 ft. We checked in with ZME and received clearance to FL230. Several mins later we received clearance to FL330 as filed. Passing FL270 memphis asked us 'where are you going?' we responded with our filed clearance, lit J131 pxv CHERI2 sdf. Memphis replied 'that is not your clearance. Your clearance is bna ewo sdf.' we explained that the clearance delivery/tower operator/departure controller cleared us 'as filed.' memphis said 'that clearance is incorrect' and that he was going to report it. Memphis allowed us to continue course to pxv then the CHERI2 to sdf. On the ground in sdf, we learned that ZID closed the pxv arrival gate to sdf several hours prior to our departure from lit because of a runway closure at sdf. Memphis knew of the arrival gate closure and our subsequent reroute over bna (nashville). Normally, lit should have required a complete clearance readback because of the reroute. Clearance delivery at lit never informed us of the reroute, and they failed to read our clearance completely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 CREW FLEW A DIFFERENT RTE THAN THE ZME CTLR EXPECTED.
Narrative: FLT SEGMENT LIT-SDF. WE CONTACTED CLRNC DELIVERY (TWR) ON THE GND IN LITTLE ROCK. CTLR GAVE US THE CLRNC 'AS FILED, CLB MAINTAIN 4000 FT EXPECT FL330. 10 MINS LATER, 'DEP FREQ 118.7, SQUAWK ABCD.' OUR FILED CLRNC WAS LIT J131 PXV CHERI2 SDF. AS PART OF TKOF CLRNC THE SAME CTLR (ALSO TWR OPERATOR) CLRED US FOR A 'L TURN ON COURSE.' AFTER TKOF, WE MADE A L TURN (RWY 22R) AND JOINED J131 TO PXV AS FILED. THE TWR CTLR WAS ALSO THE DEP CTLR AND HE PASSED US OVER TO ZME, AS WE WERE CLBING THROUGH APPROX 11000 FT, ON OUR WAY TO 15000 FT. WE CHKED IN WITH ZME AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO FL230. SEVERAL MINS LATER WE RECEIVED CLRNC TO FL330 AS FILED. PASSING FL270 MEMPHIS ASKED US 'WHERE ARE YOU GOING?' WE RESPONDED WITH OUR FILED CLRNC, LIT J131 PXV CHERI2 SDF. MEMPHIS REPLIED 'THAT IS NOT YOUR CLRNC. YOUR CLRNC IS BNA EWO SDF.' WE EXPLAINED THAT THE CLRNC DELIVERY/TWR OPERATOR/DEP CTLR CLRED US 'AS FILED.' MEMPHIS SAID 'THAT CLRNC IS INCORRECT' AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO RPT IT. MEMPHIS ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE COURSE TO PXV THEN THE CHERI2 TO SDF. ON THE GND IN SDF, WE LEARNED THAT ZID CLOSED THE PXV ARR GATE TO SDF SEVERAL HRS PRIOR TO OUR DEP FROM LIT BECAUSE OF A RWY CLOSURE AT SDF. MEMPHIS KNEW OF THE ARR GATE CLOSURE AND OUR SUBSEQUENT REROUTE OVER BNA (NASHVILLE). NORMALLY, LIT SHOULD HAVE REQUIRED A COMPLETE CLRNC READBACK BECAUSE OF THE REROUTE. CLRNC DELIVERY AT LIT NEVER INFORMED US OF THE REROUTE, AND THEY FAILED TO READ OUR CLRNC COMPLETELY.
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.