DO328 crew omits a waypoint during preflight programming of the FMC and fails to notice the error pr...

Attributes
ACN	739166
Time
Date	200705
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau.artcc
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Do 328 TP (Turboprop)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	739166
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Although both the ATC clearance and the FMS programmed flight route were reviewed; a navigation waypoint (ie; sampl intersection) was missed. We did not see that sampl was missing from the FMS programmed routing. Our cross-check was not as complete as we had thought. We were in chicago center airspace in the vicinity of the fabio intersection. A flight route deviation occurred; because the flight route programmed in the FMS did not correspond to the ATC clearance received from milwaukee clearance delivery. Instead of proceeding to the sampl intersection before turning eastbound to the adime intersection; an eastbound turn was initiated towards adime after reaching fabio. This navigation error was brought to our attention by chicago center. They gave us headings to correct the situation and then ultimately cleared us back on course to dayton. As explained above; chicago center brought the deviation to our attention. ATC issued a new clearance in order to correct the deviation. I believe that more time needs to be spent on ensuring that the FMS programmed flight route matches the ATC clearance. Also; this error can easily occur when FMS stored flight plans are being used by flight crews on a regular basis.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DO328 CREW OMITS A WAYPOINT DURING PREFLT PROGRAMMING OF THE FMC AND FAILS TO NOTICE THE ERROR PRIOR TO FLYING THE RTE. ZAU CTR GETS THEM BACK ON COURSE.

Narrative: ALTHOUGH BOTH THE ATC CLRNC AND THE FMS PROGRAMMED FLT RTE WERE REVIEWED; A NAVIGATION WAYPOINT (IE; SAMPL INTXN) WAS MISSED. WE DID NOT SEE THAT SAMPL WAS MISSING FROM THE FMS PROGRAMMED ROUTING. OUR CROSS-CHECK WAS NOT AS COMPLETE AS WE HAD THOUGHT. WE WERE IN CHICAGO CENTER AIRSPACE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FABIO INTXN. A FLT RTE DEV OCCURRED; BECAUSE THE FLT RTE PROGRAMMED IN THE FMS DID NOT CORRESPOND TO THE ATC CLRNC RECEIVED FROM MILWAUKEE CLRNC DELIVERY. INSTEAD OF PROCEEDING TO THE SAMPL INTXN BEFORE TURNING EASTBOUND TO THE ADIME INTXN; AN EASTBOUND TURN WAS INITIATED TOWARDS ADIME AFTER REACHING FABIO. THIS NAVIGATION ERROR WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY CHICAGO CENTER. THEY GAVE US HEADINGS TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND THEN ULTIMATELY CLRED US BACK ON COURSE TO DAYTON. AS EXPLAINED ABOVE; CHICAGO CENTER BROUGHT THE DEV TO OUR ATTENTION. ATC ISSUED A NEW CLRNC IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE DEV. I BELIEVE THAT MORE TIME NEEDS TO BE SPENT ON ENSURING THAT THE FMS PROGRAMMED FLT RTE MATCHES THE ATC CLRNC. ALSO; THIS ERROR CAN EASILY OCCUR WHEN FMS STORED FLT PLANS ARE BEING USED BY FLT CREWS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

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.

DO328 crew omits a waypoint during preflight programming of the FMC and fails to notice the error prior to flying the route. ZAU center gets them back on course.