Dispatcher of westbound trans atlantic B777 reports mistaken VOR/waypoint in revised canadian route.

Attributes
ACN	785489
Time
Date	200805
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eggx.artcc
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 34000
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	785489
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Aircraft received clearance from shanwick with some changes to routing. Flight proceeded across atlantic and when entering canadian airspace was asked why it was planning to fly over yfy versus yfb. Was discovered that routing across canada was different than what was on flight plan; a gross navigation error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER OF WESTBOUND TRANS ATLANTIC B777 REPORTS MISTAKEN VOR/WAYPOINT IN REVISED CANADIAN ROUTE.

Narrative: ACFT RECEIVED CLRNC FROM SHANWICK WITH SOME CHANGES TO ROUTING. FLT PROCEEDED ACROSS ATLANTIC AND WHEN ENTERING CANADIAN AIRSPACE WAS ASKED WHY IT WAS PLANNING TO FLY OVER YFY VERSUS YFB. WAS DISCOVERED THAT ROUTING ACROSS CANADA WAS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS ON FLT PLAN; A GROSS NAV ERROR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.