Narrative:

On pushback we were given a re-route; that changed the transition of the alamo six departure we were using to the lfk transition. On takeoff I selected the navigation mode and the FMS had somehow deleted the 2 middle fixes (seeds; ela). Taking us direct to lfk in place of the correct radials. Leaving sat; we were given a heading to intercept the alamo six departure and then on course. We proceeded to turn to the heading and selected the navigation mode. The aircraft decided to take us direct lfk instead of the departure routing (sat-seeds-ela-lfk). As we were climbing out we were asked by the controller if we had been cleared to anything other than the alamo six lfk transition; that we were 3 mi off course and to resume the departure. The controller then pointed out traffic; and shortly after that said 'traffic alert; turn right 120 degrees or 140 degrees.' I immediately clicked off the autoplt; and turned (we did not have a TCAS traffic alert); we went to green needles and went back on course. The center controller then inquired as to what our clearance was (which had been a re-route after pushback). We then verified the route with the controller; then the controller gave us FL290 and a frequency change. The next controller went on to verify the route again; then inquired what altitude we were given. He seemed to not agree with our FL290 and gave us FL390; which was our final altitude. Upon receiving the new route and clearance (which we both copied down); I should have verified the routing in the FMS. The reason that this was accidentally overlooked was that I was on the phone to dispatch finding out our new minimum fuel number and en route fuel burn. Next time on a re-route I will verify the routing is in the FMS; like I always to anytime a route has been put in the FMS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 FLT CREW HAD BEEN GIVEN A REROUTE. AFTER TKOF THE FLT CREW WERE NAVIGATING UTILIZING THE FMS; BUT WERE OFF COURSE. THE INTERMEDIATE FIXES FOR THE DEP TRANSITION HAD BEEN OMITTED.

Narrative: ON PUSHBACK WE WERE GIVEN A RE-RTE; THAT CHANGED THE TRANSITION OF THE ALAMO SIX DEP WE WERE USING TO THE LFK TRANSITION. ON TKOF I SELECTED THE NAV MODE AND THE FMS HAD SOMEHOW DELETED THE 2 MIDDLE FIXES (SEEDS; ELA). TAKING US DIRECT TO LFK IN PLACE OF THE CORRECT RADIALS. LEAVING SAT; WE WERE GIVEN A HDG TO INTERCEPT THE ALAMO SIX DEP AND THEN ON COURSE. WE PROCEEDED TO TURN TO THE HDG AND SELECTED THE NAV MODE. THE ACFT DECIDED TO TAKE US DIRECT LFK INSTEAD OF THE DEP ROUTING (SAT-SEEDS-ELA-LFK). AS WE WERE CLBING OUT WE WERE ASKED BY THE CTLR IF WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE ALAMO SIX LFK TRANSITION; THAT WE WERE 3 MI OFF COURSE AND TO RESUME THE DEP. THE CTLR THEN POINTED OUT TFC; AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT SAID 'TFC ALERT; TURN R 120 DEGS OR 140 DEGS.' I IMMEDIATELY CLICKED OFF THE AUTOPLT; AND TURNED (WE DID NOT HAVE A TCAS TFC ALERT); WE WENT TO GREEN NEEDLES AND WENT BACK ON COURSE. THE CTR CTLR THEN INQUIRED AS TO WHAT OUR CLRNC WAS (WHICH HAD BEEN A RE-RTE AFTER PUSHBACK). WE THEN VERIFIED THE RTE WITH THE CTLR; THEN THE CTLR GAVE US FL290 AND A FREQ CHANGE. THE NEXT CTLR WENT ON TO VERIFY THE RTE AGAIN; THEN INQUIRED WHAT ALT WE WERE GIVEN. HE SEEMED TO NOT AGREE WITH OUR FL290 AND GAVE US FL390; WHICH WAS OUR FINAL ALT. UPON RECEIVING THE NEW RTE AND CLRNC (WHICH WE BOTH COPIED DOWN); I SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED THE ROUTING IN THE FMS. THE REASON THAT THIS WAS ACCIDENTALLY OVERLOOKED WAS THAT I WAS ON THE PHONE TO DISPATCH FINDING OUT OUR NEW MINIMUM FUEL NUMBER AND ENRTE FUEL BURN. NEXT TIME ON A RE-RTE I WILL VERIFY THE ROUTING IS IN THE FMS; LIKE I ALWAYS TO ANYTIME A RTE HAS BEEN PUT IN THE FMS.

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.