B767 crew had a track deviation when the wrong waypoint was entered into the FMC.

Attributes
ACN	572244
Time
Date	200301
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : yri.vor
State Reference	PQ
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : sba.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	572244
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared direct to yri. I was on my crew rest break. According to captain and relief pilot, center cleared flight to go direct to yri. They selected and verified yri in the FMC and went direct. Center called and asked where they were going. They had actually selected yxi and went direct. The flight was 3 mi off a direct course to yri.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW HAD A TRACK DEV WHEN THE WRONG WAYPOINT WAS ENTERED INTO THE FMC.

Narrative: CLRED DIRECT TO YRI. I WAS ON MY CREW REST BREAK. ACCORDING TO CAPT AND RELIEF PLT, CTR CLRED FLT TO GO DIRECT TO YRI. THEY SELECTED AND VERIFIED YRI IN THE FMC AND WENT DIRECT. CTR CALLED AND ASKED WHERE THEY WERE GOING. THEY HAD ACTUALLY SELECTED YXI AND WENT DIRECT. THE FLT WAS 3 MI OFF A DIRECT COURSE TO YRI.

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.