Narrative:

We were notified by ZFW that we were south of course; and were given a vector to rejoin the departure. The error was due to my failure to select the mei transition when programming the FMS. This resulted in dropped fixes on the SOLDO2 departure from dfw; and led us to proceeding direct mei early. Our new flight plan may have caused me to miss the transition; but ultimately it was my failure to verify it on the SOLDO2. An additional factor was our focus on not exceeding airspeed restrictions early in the departure. We had to leave our slats extended to make the airspeed and altitude restriction.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 FLT CREW FAILS TO PROGRAM THE MERIDIAN TRANSITION ON THE SOLDO RNAV SID FROM DFW. TRACK DEV RESULTS.

Narrative: WE WERE NOTIFIED BY ZFW THAT WE WERE S OF COURSE; AND WERE GIVEN A VECTOR TO REJOIN THE DEP. THE ERROR WAS DUE TO MY FAILURE TO SELECT THE MEI TRANSITION WHEN PROGRAMMING THE FMS. THIS RESULTED IN DROPPED FIXES ON THE SOLDO2 DEP FROM DFW; AND LED US TO PROCEEDING DIRECT MEI EARLY. OUR NEW FLT PLAN MAY HAVE CAUSED ME TO MISS THE TRANSITION; BUT ULTIMATELY IT WAS MY FAILURE TO VERIFY IT ON THE SOLDO2. AN ADDITIONAL FACTOR WAS OUR FOCUS ON NOT EXCEEDING AIRSPD RESTRICTIONS EARLY IN THE DEP. WE HAD TO LEAVE OUR SLATS EXTENDED TO MAKE THE AIRSPD AND ALT RESTRICTION.

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.