An MD90 flight crew failed to make a turn due to the captain making a mistake on the FMS.

Attributes
ACN	521150
Time
Date	200108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ffu.vortac
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl single value : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bed.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-90 Series (DC-9-90) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : fairfield
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 6700
ASRS Report	521150
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The first officer was fairly new to the airline. After a lengthy maintenance delay, we were finally preparing the cockpit for departure. The first officer had loaded the FMS. This was my leg and in checking the route, 'something' didn't look quite right, so I re-entered the departure and transition, and cleared by something else about that time. We departed and everything was going great -- right up until center instructed us to turn left 20 degrees because we had missed a turn on the sld transition. Since I was the last one to make a change to the FMS route, the error was totally mine and I compounded the problem by not at least advising the first officer that I had changed something and would he look it over. I discounted his input due to his low time on the aircraft. There was no aircraft conflict. The departure procedure was designed around a restr area southwest of salt lake city.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD90 FLT CREW FAILED TO MAKE A TURN DUE TO THE CAPT MAKING A MISTAKE ON THE FMS.

Narrative: THE FO WAS FAIRLY NEW TO THE AIRLINE. AFTER A LENGTHY MAINT DELAY, WE WERE FINALLY PREPARING THE COCKPIT FOR DEP. THE FO HAD LOADED THE FMS. THIS WAS MY LEG AND IN CHKING THE RTE, 'SOMETHING' DIDN'T LOOK QUITE RIGHT, SO I RE-ENTERED THE DEP AND TRANSITION, AND CLRED BY SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT THAT TIME. WE DEPARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING GREAT -- RIGHT UP UNTIL CTR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN L 20 DEGS BECAUSE WE HAD MISSED A TURN ON THE SLD TRANSITION. SINCE I WAS THE LAST ONE TO MAKE A CHANGE TO THE FMS RTE, THE ERROR WAS TOTALLY MINE AND I COMPOUNDED THE PROB BY NOT AT LEAST ADVISING THE FO THAT I HAD CHANGED SOMETHING AND WOULD HE LOOK IT OVER. I DISCOUNTED HIS INPUT DUE TO HIS LOW TIME ON THE ACFT. THERE WAS NO ACFT CONFLICT. THE DEP PROC WAS DESIGNED AROUND A RESTR AREA SW OF SALT LAKE CITY.

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.