<< >> NASA ASRS Report 696429, May 2006

Distracted during preflight; flight crew of B737-800 fail to load transition portion of lowgn RNAV SID from dfw.

Attributes
ACN	696429
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : lowgn
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : rnav
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	696429
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	696428
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Dfw RNAV SID; passing lowgn; ZFW asked if we were heading to adm; we were heading to rolls. They said turn right 20 degrees. We are not aware of conflicts. During preflight; I was distracted after selecting the LOWGN2; and before selecting a transition. I later executed it. The route looked correct; LOWGN2 to rolls. When I heard the captain reading off waypoints; I thought he was checking SID points. I did not fully follow him; but I then compared the SID waypoints; but was distracted as I got to the lowgn fix; not catching the missing rolls transition.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISTRACTED DURING PREFLT; FLT CREW OF B737-800 FAIL TO LOAD TRANSITION PORTION OF LOWGN RNAV SID FROM DFW.

Narrative: DFW RNAV SID; PASSING LOWGN; ZFW ASKED IF WE WERE HEADING TO ADM; WE WERE HEADING TO ROLLS. THEY SAID TURN R 20 DEGS. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF CONFLICTS. DURING PREFLT; I WAS DISTRACTED AFTER SELECTING THE LOWGN2; AND BEFORE SELECTING A TRANSITION. I LATER EXECUTED IT. THE RTE LOOKED CORRECT; LOWGN2 TO ROLLS. WHEN I HEARD THE CAPT READING OFF WAYPOINTS; I THOUGHT HE WAS CHECKING SID POINTS. I DID NOT FULLY FOLLOW HIM; BUT I THEN COMPARED THE SID WAYPOINTS; BUT WAS DISTRACTED AS I GOT TO THE LOWGN FIX; NOT CATCHING THE MISSING ROLLS TRANSITION.

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.