An emb-145 flight crew failed to verify routing entered into the FMS resulting in a course deviation...

Attributes
ACN	598609
Time
Date	200311
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	598609
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Company Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Started when release for flight was not on time, and then when it did arrive it was incorrect. I, as the captain, spent the entire time prior to departure correcting the release. The FMS matched the filed flight plan except for 2 waypoints on the qball 6 arrival into stl. I did not notice these points being missing until ATC notified me that my flight plan showed the bna transition and not direct cgi as we were flying. The points that were deleted were visqa and scrch. The clearance portion of the universal FMS looked exactly like the clearance portions of the dispatch release. The need for xchking the FMS flight plan with the published procedure is not a part of our training or procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB-145 FLT CREW FAILED TO VERIFY ROUTING ENTERED INTO THE FMS RESULTING IN A COURSE DEV.

Narrative: STARTED WHEN RELEASE FOR FLT WAS NOT ON TIME, AND THEN WHEN IT DID ARRIVE IT WAS INCORRECT. I, AS THE CAPT, SPENT THE ENTIRE TIME PRIOR TO DEP CORRECTING THE RELEASE. THE FMS MATCHED THE FILED FLT PLAN EXCEPT FOR 2 WAYPOINTS ON THE QBALL 6 ARR INTO STL. I DID NOT NOTICE THESE POINTS BEING MISSING UNTIL ATC NOTIFIED ME THAT MY FLT PLAN SHOWED THE BNA TRANSITION AND NOT DIRECT CGI AS WE WERE FLYING. THE POINTS THAT WERE DELETED WERE VISQA AND SCRCH. THE CLRNC PORTION OF THE UNIVERSAL FMS LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE THE CLRNC PORTIONS OF THE DISPATCH RELEASE. THE NEED FOR XCHKING THE FMS FLT PLAN WITH THE PUBLISHED PROC IS NOT A PART OF OUR TRAINING OR PROCS.

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.