B757-200 flight crew programmed and initially flew the wrong transition for the published SID.

Attributes
ACN	742768
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : cri.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : kennedy
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	742768
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	742769
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 3
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:

On departure out of jfk on kennedy one breezy point climb passing cri; the first officer started to track the canarsie climb (176 degree radial out of cri) instead of the 223 degree radial on the breezy point climb. ATC and myself recognized the turn at about the same time and ATC issued a turn back to 240 degrees to correct back to course. I also manually turned the VOR to cri 223 degree radial and confirmed the correction back to course. The flight then proceeded as cleared back on the departure and to destination. First officer was hand flying in LNAV with flight director on. We had flown an all-nighter into jfk that morning with a field layover and departure back to ZZZ that evening. A factor of concern is that the kennedy one departure has a selectable cri transition and the runway 31L departure flies over cri even on the breezy point climb. The canarsie transition should be spelled out differently in the FMS database to make this difference stand out and avoid confusion. Supplemental information from acn 742769: I suggest maybe the FMC should have the selection of the canarsie transition changed to read canarsie vice cri.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 FLT CREW PROGRAMMED AND INITIALLY FLEW THE WRONG TRANSITION FOR THE PUBLISHED SID.

Narrative: ON DEP OUT OF JFK ON KENNEDY ONE BREEZY POINT CLB PASSING CRI; THE FO STARTED TO TRACK THE CANARSIE CLB (176 DEG RADIAL OUT OF CRI) INSTEAD OF THE 223 DEG RADIAL ON THE BREEZY POINT CLB. ATC AND MYSELF RECOGNIZED THE TURN AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AND ATC ISSUED A TURN BACK TO 240 DEGS TO CORRECT BACK TO COURSE. I ALSO MANUALLY TURNED THE VOR TO CRI 223 DEG RADIAL AND CONFIRMED THE CORRECTION BACK TO COURSE. THE FLT THEN PROCEEDED AS CLRED BACK ON THE DEP AND TO DEST. FO WAS HAND FLYING IN LNAV WITH FLT DIRECTOR ON. WE HAD FLOWN AN ALL-NIGHTER INTO JFK THAT MORNING WITH A FIELD LAYOVER AND DEP BACK TO ZZZ THAT EVENING. A FACTOR OF CONCERN IS THAT THE KENNEDY ONE DEP HAS A SELECTABLE CRI TRANSITION AND THE RWY 31L DEP FLIES OVER CRI EVEN ON THE BREEZY POINT CLB. THE CANARSIE TRANSITION SHOULD BE SPELLED OUT DIFFERENTLY IN THE FMS DATABASE TO MAKE THIS DIFFERENCE STAND OUT AND AVOID CONFUSION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 742769: I SUGGEST MAYBE THE FMC SHOULD HAVE THE SELECTION OF THE CANARSIE TRANSITION CHANGED TO READ CANARSIE VICE CRI.

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.