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An MD80 crew on the dfw SOLDO2.soldo was flying direct mei because the intervening waypoints were not in the FMS flight plan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 685135 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 685135 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Several minutes after passing soldo intersection on the SOLDO2 RNAV departure; center told us we were south of course. They cleared us to turn left and 30 seconds later; they cleared us direct eld. There was no conflict with any other aircraft. We checked the box and found that the transition from soldo to mei was not in the FMS. It was flying direct from soldo to mei. I am sure I loaded it correctly; but when I checked the box on preflight; there was a discontinuity. When I cleaned it up it must have deleted the two fixes between soldo and mei. I checked the first portion of the departure two more times as directed by checklist procedures; but did not notice the deletion of two waypoints between soldo and mei. The mechl; mavvs; soldo was flown precisely including the speed restrictions. It was only after soldo that the problem occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CREW ON THE DFW SOLDO2.SOLDO WAS FLYING DIRECT MEI BECAUSE THE INTERVENING WAYPOINTS WERE NOT IN THE FMS FLT PLAN.
Narrative: SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER PASSING SOLDO INTXN ON THE SOLDO2 RNAV DEP; CTR TOLD US WE WERE S OF COURSE. THEY CLRED US TO TURN L AND 30 SECONDS LATER; THEY CLRED US DIRECT ELD. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER ACFT. WE CHKED THE BOX AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSITION FROM SOLDO TO MEI WAS NOT IN THE FMS. IT WAS FLYING DIRECT FROM SOLDO TO MEI. I AM SURE I LOADED IT CORRECTLY; BUT WHEN I CHKED THE BOX ON PREFLT; THERE WAS A DISCONTINUITY. WHEN I CLEANED IT UP IT MUST HAVE DELETED THE TWO FIXES BETWEEN SOLDO AND MEI. I CHKED THE FIRST PORTION OF THE DEP TWO MORE TIMES AS DIRECTED BY CHKLIST PROCS; BUT DID NOT NOTICE THE DELETION OF TWO WAYPOINTS BETWEEN SOLDO AND MEI. THE MECHL; MAVVS; SOLDO WAS FLOWN PRECISELY INCLUDING THE SPD RESTRICTIONS. IT WAS ONLY AFTER SOLDO THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED.
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.