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B767 flight crew reports difficulty entering alb J6 sax into FMC and resorts to manually entering way points on J6. Mslin is mistakenly entered for flosi causing track deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 790211 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : alb.vortac |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j6.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | controller military : 7 controller radar : 20 flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 790211 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 790217 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Loading FMS. Autoplt FMS would not accept alb J6 sax. Alb originally came up on east coordinate that would not delete. We entered the route from albany; ny; manually from the hi 314 united states map. The map is extremely congested in that area; and mslin was entered in the FMS instead of flosi. Boston called us and gave us a turn back to course when we passed acove. We were probably 3 mi off course. The original problem was with the FMS database; which later led to the manual loading problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 FLT CREW REPORTS DIFFICULTY ENTERING ALB J6 SAX INTO FMC AND RESORTS TO MANUALLY ENTERING WAY POINTS ON J6. MSLIN IS MISTAKENLY ENTERED FOR FLOSI CAUSING TRACK DEV.
Narrative: LOADING FMS. AUTOPLT FMS WOULD NOT ACCEPT ALB J6 SAX. ALB ORIGINALLY CAME UP ON E COORDINATE THAT WOULD NOT DELETE. WE ENTERED THE RTE FROM ALBANY; NY; MANUALLY FROM THE HI 314 UNITED STATES MAP. THE MAP IS EXTREMELY CONGESTED IN THAT AREA; AND MSLIN WAS ENTERED IN THE FMS INSTEAD OF FLOSI. BOSTON CALLED US AND GAVE US A TURN BACK TO COURSE WHEN WE PASSED ACOVE. WE WERE PROBABLY 3 MI OFF COURSE. THE ORIGINAL PROB WAS WITH THE FMS DATABASE; WHICH LATER LED TO THE MANUAL LOADING PROB.
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.