Narrative:

ATC clearance: dall.8 SID; swb transition as filed. We were given several altitude and airspeed assignments while maintaining runway heading. When we were cleared to the first fix on the SID (clare) the fix was in our 9-10 O'clock position approximately 20 mi. We were at 250 KIAS assigned. The autoplt; LNAV; manual airspeed were engaged. The FMS was slow in acquiring clare and eventually steered the aircraft towards the fix. When the aircraft finally established on course; clare was behind us and poten; tekbe and swb were in front of us. We were given additional altitude and airspeed changes. ATC was very busy with many targets on the TCAS. The radio was cluttered with many xmissions being stepped on. During this time we noticed that there was an error in our ete and mileage to destination. I confirmed that we were on course with our fixes in front of us and asked that we wait until TOC to work out the discrepancy. I continued to monitor the traffic and the flight guidance panel. ATC asked us if we were proceeding towards tekbe and when I checked my FMS tekbe was no longer there and swb was in front of us. ATC asked us to turn 20 degrees left; we did and asked ATC if we should maintain the heading and we were told to direct tekbe. Tekbe was re-entered in the FMS and we proceeded on course.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GV GULFSTREAM FLT CREW HAS TRACK HDG DEV DURING DEP FROM DAL ON THE DALL8.TTT SID.

Narrative: ATC CLRNC: DALL.8 SID; SWB TRANSITION AS FILED. WE WERE GIVEN SEVERAL ALT AND AIRSPD ASSIGNMENTS WHILE MAINTAINING RWY HDG. WHEN WE WERE CLRED TO THE FIRST FIX ON THE SID (CLARE) THE FIX WAS IN OUR 9-10 O'CLOCK POS APPROX 20 MI. WE WERE AT 250 KIAS ASSIGNED. THE AUTOPLT; LNAV; MANUAL AIRSPD WERE ENGAGED. THE FMS WAS SLOW IN ACQUIRING CLARE AND EVENTUALLY STEERED THE ACFT TOWARDS THE FIX. WHEN THE ACFT FINALLY ESTABLISHED ON COURSE; CLARE WAS BEHIND US AND POTEN; TEKBE AND SWB WERE IN FRONT OF US. WE WERE GIVEN ADDITIONAL ALT AND AIRSPD CHANGES. ATC WAS VERY BUSY WITH MANY TARGETS ON THE TCAS. THE RADIO WAS CLUTTERED WITH MANY XMISSIONS BEING STEPPED ON. DURING THIS TIME WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR IN OUR ETE AND MILEAGE TO DEST. I CONFIRMED THAT WE WERE ON COURSE WITH OUR FIXES IN FRONT OF US AND ASKED THAT WE WAIT UNTIL TOC TO WORK OUT THE DISCREPANCY. I CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE TFC AND THE FLT GUIDANCE PANEL. ATC ASKED US IF WE WERE PROCEEDING TOWARDS TEKBE AND WHEN I CHKED MY FMS TEKBE WAS NO LONGER THERE AND SWB WAS IN FRONT OF US. ATC ASKED US TO TURN 20 DEGS L; WE DID AND ASKED ATC IF WE SHOULD MAINTAIN THE HDG AND WE WERE TOLD TO DIRECT TEKBE. TEKBE WAS RE-ENTERED IN THE FMS AND WE PROCEEDED ON COURSE.

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.