An MD90 crew departing slc had the wrong SID transition programmed into the FMS. Aircraft was proceeding direct to mlf instead of flying the transition.

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Attributes
ACN	519201
Time
Date	200107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ffu.vortac
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl single value : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-90 Series (DC-9-90) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
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 : 180 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	519201
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 4800
ASRS Report	518594
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was assigned the fairfield 5 instrument departure, milford transition. The route was loaded into the FMS and checked preflight. After landing, slc ground changed the assigned runway and the new runway was input into the FMS. Approximately 10 NM south of ffu, slc asked where we were going. FMS showed us proceeding directly to mlf instead of the SID routing. We turned left and intercepted the SID. Not certain when the departure routing got dropped out of the FMS. I suspect the departure routing got dropped when the assigned runway changed. A possible complication was an autospoiler fail message that appeared just prior to the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD90 CREW DEPARTING SLC HAD THE WRONG SID TRANSITION PROGRAMMED INTO THE FMS. ACFT WAS PROCEEDING DIRECT TO MLF INSTEAD OF FLYING THE TRANSITION.

Narrative: FLT WAS ASSIGNED THE FAIRFIELD 5 INST DEP, MILFORD TRANSITION. THE RTE WAS LOADED INTO THE FMS AND CHKED PREFLT. AFTER LNDG, SLC GND CHANGED THE ASSIGNED RWY AND THE NEW RWY WAS INPUT INTO THE FMS. APPROX 10 NM S OF FFU, SLC ASKED WHERE WE WERE GOING. FMS SHOWED US PROCEEDING DIRECTLY TO MLF INSTEAD OF THE SID ROUTING. WE TURNED L AND INTERCEPTED THE SID. NOT CERTAIN WHEN THE DEP ROUTING GOT DROPPED OUT OF THE FMS. I SUSPECT THE DEP ROUTING GOT DROPPED WHEN THE ASSIGNED RWY CHANGED. A POSSIBLE COMPLICATION WAS AN AUTOSPOILER FAIL MESSAGE THAT APPEARED JUST PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

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.