CL600. The captain programmed the FMC improperly and had a track deviation.

Attributes
ACN	636574
Time
Date	200411
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Challenger CL600
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other Other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	636574
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My first officer wrote navigation for navisota for our departure clearance. When programming the FMS, I put navy's intersection as our transition instead of tnv, navisota. It caused for confusion with ourselves and ATC. I think it could cause confusion with other air carrier's as well, having a fix and VOR with similar sounding names. We ended up receiving a heading and figured it out, at the expense of frustrating ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL600. THE CAPT PROGRAMMED THE FMC IMPROPERLY AND HAD A TRACK DEV.

Narrative: MY FO WROTE NAV FOR NAVISOTA FOR OUR DEP CLRNC. WHEN PROGRAMMING THE FMS, I PUT NAVY'S INTXN AS OUR TRANSITION INSTEAD OF TNV, NAVISOTA. IT CAUSED FOR CONFUSION WITH OURSELVES AND ATC. I THINK IT COULD CAUSE CONFUSION WITH OTHER ACR'S AS WELL, HAVING A FIX AND VOR WITH SIMILAR SOUNDING NAMES. WE ENDED UP RECEIVING A HDG AND FIGURED IT OUT, AT THE EXPENSE OF FRUSTRATING ATC.

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.