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An md-80 captain confused two closely-located similar sounding fixes; fluky and pauki; and deviated from his direct track.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 743446 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : pauki |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 743446 |
| 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 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Controller issued direct fluky intersection. I heard this as pauki and repeated the clearance. The first officer read back fluky to the controller; but did not catch the discrepancy in the cockpit. The controller caught the error and cleared us direct. No conflict. It seems odd that there should be two intxns with such similar sounding names so close to one another.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD-80 CAPT CONFUSED TWO CLOSELY-LOCATED SIMILAR SOUNDING FIXES; FLUKY AND PAUKI; AND DEVIATED FROM HIS DIRECT TRACK.
Narrative: CTLR ISSUED DIRECT FLUKY INTXN. I HEARD THIS AS PAUKI AND REPEATED THE CLRNC. THE FO READ BACK FLUKY TO THE CTLR; BUT DID NOT CATCH THE DISCREPANCY IN THE COCKPIT. THE CTLR CAUGHT THE ERROR AND CLRED US DIRECT. NO CONFLICT. IT SEEMS ODD THAT THERE SHOULD BE TWO INTXNS WITH SUCH SIMILAR SOUNDING NAMES SO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER.
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.