CL65 flight crew fail to program departure into FMS. Minor track deviation results.

Attributes
ACN	712697
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : n/a
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	712697
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

The FMS was evidently not programmed correctly or it dropped out on departure. When given the first fix; it was not in the FMS as well as the next. Check the history page and it was not there. By the time we got the first fix in the FMS; we had past it by a couple of mi. When questioned by ATC. We were given a heading so we could get the FMS reprogrammed. No further incident noted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 FLT CREW FAIL TO PROGRAM DEP INTO FMS. MINOR TRACK DEV RESULTS.

Narrative: THE FMS WAS EVIDENTLY NOT PROGRAMMED CORRECTLY OR IT DROPPED OUT ON DEP. WHEN GIVEN THE FIRST FIX; IT WAS NOT IN THE FMS AS WELL AS THE NEXT. CHK THE HISTORY PAGE AND IT WAS NOT THERE. BY THE TIME WE GOT THE FIRST FIX IN THE FMS; WE HAD PAST IT BY A COUPLE OF MI. WHEN QUESTIONED BY ATC. WE WERE GIVEN A HDG SO WE COULD GET THE FMS REPROGRAMMED. NO FURTHER INCIDENT NOTED.

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.