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B757 flight crew selects the incorrect fix in the FMC and the aircraft flies in the wrong direction. ARTCC corrects the flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 506790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : dbq.vortac |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : crg.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : jvl 4 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 17400 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 506790 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
It was my leg. The first officer correctly loaded the FMS for the leg. During cruise, I was inputting data on the jannesville 4 arrival into ord, and incorrectly input a portion of the STAR that we were not cleared to fly. Our clearance was: dbq jvl JVL4 ord, but I input dbq as a transition point to the STAR. (Dbq radial was shown on STAR as intersection indent.) ZAU queried us on our heading, due to the fact we were not proceeding direct to jvl. We then noted my mistake on data input and misinterp of the clearance, and turned direct to jvl. Center said that the mistake created no problem/conflict. The mistake was caused by my incorrectly reading the STAR and looking at the identify radial as a transition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT CREW SELECTS THE INCORRECT FIX IN THE FMC AND THE ACFT FLIES IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. ARTCC CORRECTS THE FLT CREW.
Narrative: IT WAS MY LEG. THE FO CORRECTLY LOADED THE FMS FOR THE LEG. DURING CRUISE, I WAS INPUTTING DATA ON THE JANNESVILLE 4 ARR INTO ORD, AND INCORRECTLY INPUT A PORTION OF THE STAR THAT WE WERE NOT CLRED TO FLY. OUR CLRNC WAS: DBQ JVL JVL4 ORD, BUT I INPUT DBQ AS A TRANSITION POINT TO THE STAR. (DBQ RADIAL WAS SHOWN ON STAR AS INTXN INDENT.) ZAU QUERIED US ON OUR HDG, DUE TO THE FACT WE WERE NOT PROCEEDING DIRECT TO JVL. WE THEN NOTED MY MISTAKE ON DATA INPUT AND MISINTERP OF THE CLRNC, AND TURNED DIRECT TO JVL. CTR SAID THAT THE MISTAKE CREATED NO PROB/CONFLICT. THE MISTAKE WAS CAUSED BY MY INCORRECTLY READING THE STAR AND LOOKING AT THE IDENT RADIAL AS A TRANSITION.
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.