Narrative:

We were on visual approach for runway ILS runway 16L at den. We were northeast of the airport and our original clearance was approximately 210 degree heading to intercept the final approach course just north of the jobob fix. The next clearance was 'direct leets (FAF) cleared visual approach runway 16L.' at this time (autoplt on) I then turned the heading indicator towards leets (FAF); armed the approach mode; started to command landing configns; but I forgot to command the first officer to enter direct leets (FAF) into the mcdu (FMS). Our current course was going to intercept the final approach course approximately 3 mi north of the leets (FAF). Then the den approach controller asked us if we had gone direct leets (FAF) at which time we told him that we did not. The den approach controller then had to tell the airplane behind us to turn 20 degrees right heading to maintain separation. At that time nothing else was said. The first officer has less than 50 hours and I have only 152 hours in this airplane. This is also my first captain seat and you might say that we are almost green on green. I consider myself and the first officer to be conscientious pilots but a mistake was still made and neither of us caught it! The bottom line though is that I am PIC and it is my responsibility to make sure mistakes are not made! As a good pilot I must always reevaluate my actions and correct them if necessary.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB170 CREW FAILS TO COMPLY PRECISELY WITH VISUAL APCH CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE ON VISUAL APCH FOR RWY ILS RWY 16L AT DEN. WE WERE NE OF THE ARPT AND OUR ORIGINAL CLRNC WAS APPROX 210 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT THE FINAL APCH COURSE JUST N OF THE JOBOB FIX. THE NEXT CLRNC WAS 'DIRECT LEETS (FAF) CLRED VISUAL APCH RWY 16L.' AT THIS TIME (AUTOPLT ON) I THEN TURNED THE HDG INDICATOR TOWARDS LEETS (FAF); ARMED THE APCH MODE; STARTED TO COMMAND LNDG CONFIGNS; BUT I FORGOT TO COMMAND THE FO TO ENTER DIRECT LEETS (FAF) INTO THE MCDU (FMS). OUR CURRENT COURSE WAS GOING TO INTERCEPT THE FINAL APCH COURSE APPROX 3 MI N OF THE LEETS (FAF). THEN THE DEN APCH CTLR ASKED US IF WE HAD GONE DIRECT LEETS (FAF) AT WHICH TIME WE TOLD HIM THAT WE DID NOT. THE DEN APCH CTLR THEN HAD TO TELL THE AIRPLANE BEHIND US TO TURN 20 DEGS R HDG TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION. AT THAT TIME NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID. THE FO HAS LESS THAN 50 HRS AND I HAVE ONLY 152 HRS IN THIS AIRPLANE. THIS IS ALSO MY FIRST CAPT SEAT AND YOU MIGHT SAY THAT WE ARE ALMOST GREEN ON GREEN. I CONSIDER MYSELF AND THE FO TO BE CONSCIENTIOUS PLTS BUT A MISTAKE WAS STILL MADE AND NEITHER OF US CAUGHT IT! THE BOTTOM LINE THOUGH IS THAT I AM PIC AND IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE MISTAKES ARE NOT MADE! AS A GOOD PLT I MUST ALWAYS REEVALUATE MY ACTIONS AND CORRECT THEM IF NECESSARY.

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.