ZNY controller experienced operational deviation attributed to the new advanced technologies oceanic procedures system (atops) and its reported inability to recognize course deviations.

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Attributes
ACN	674118
Time
Date	200510
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller time certified in position1 : 15
ASRS Report	674118
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

The 'new' atops oceanic system does not recognize route deviations. Aircraft filed downt A700 carac. Aircraft flew creeq direct carac. This put aircraft 100 mi east of course on the canadian bay. There is no way to determine that the next point is not the true next point. Should have been creeq then engle.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZNY CTLR EXPERIENCED OPDEV ATTRIBUTED TO THE NEW ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES OCEANIC PROCS SYS (ATOPS) AND ITS RPTED INABILITY TO RECOGNIZE COURSE DEVS.

Narrative: THE 'NEW' ATOPS OCEANIC SYS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE RTE DEVS. ACFT FILED DOWNT A700 CARAC. ACFT FLEW CREEQ DIRECT CARAC. THIS PUT ACFT 100 MI E OF COURSE ON THE CANADIAN BAY. THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE THAT THE NEXT POINT IS NOT THE TRUE NEXT POINT. SHOULD HAVE BEEN CREEQ THEN ENGLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.