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B757 first officer reports confusion over similar sounding fix names; regge and reggy; in ZOB airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 768388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200712 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : reggy |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc tracon : zzzz.tracon |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 768388 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Typed in regge intersection instead of reggy. Intxns are within 15-20 miles of each other and along the route of flight. Even when checking the flight plan with the FMS the names sound alike; are along the route of flight and only adds 20 miles to the flight plan. (The difference seemed acceptable given the variation in arrs and the new arrival procedures in dca. Dca had IMC conditions and a south landing was planned.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FO RPTS CONFUSION OVER SIMILAR SOUNDING FIX NAMES; REGGE AND REGGY; IN ZOB AIRSPACE.
Narrative: TYPED IN REGGE INTXN INSTEAD OF REGGY. INTXNS ARE WITHIN 15-20 MILES OF EACH OTHER AND ALONG THE RTE OF FLT. EVEN WHEN CHKING THE FLT PLAN WITH THE FMS THE NAMES SOUND ALIKE; ARE ALONG THE RTE OF FLT AND ONLY ADDS 20 MILES TO THE FLT PLAN. (THE DIFFERENCE SEEMED ACCEPTABLE GIVEN THE VARIATION IN ARRS AND THE NEW ARR PROCS IN DCA. DCA HAD IMC CONDITIONS AND A S LNDG WAS PLANNED.)
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.