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A B757 flight crew programmed the wrong SID into the FMC during preflight. The error stemmed from an improper flight number in ACARS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 800843 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : holtz |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2700 |
| ASRS Report | 800843 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 801435 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Received clearance to fly the 'loop 4' departure on our pre departure clearance instead of the 'holtz' departure as indicated by the flight plan. After departure; we were cleared direct pevee; which is on the holtz departure; not the loop departure. We queried departure control and they confirmed us to fly direct to pevee. Upon investigation by the flight crew; we discovered that our ACARS was programmed with the incorrect flight number. We had therefore; received the incorrect 'loop 4 as filed' pre departure clearance for our flight and did not notice the incorrect flight number on this pre departure clearance. By virtue of receiving the direct pevee clearance so early on the departure leg; no flight deviation occurred. However; had we not received any instructions after contact with departure control; we would have flown the incorrect 'loop 4' departure instead of the correct 'holtz' departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLT CREW PROGRAMMED THE WRONG SID INTO THE FMC DURING PREFLIGHT. THE ERROR STEMMED FROM AN IMPROPER FLT NUMBER IN ACARS.
Narrative: RECEIVED CLRNC TO FLY THE 'LOOP 4' DEP ON OUR PDC INSTEAD OF THE 'HOLTZ' DEP AS INDICATED BY THE FLT PLAN. AFTER DEP; WE WERE CLRED DIRECT PEVEE; WHICH IS ON THE HOLTZ DEP; NOT THE LOOP DEP. WE QUERIED DEP CTL AND THEY CONFIRMED US TO FLY DIRECT TO PEVEE. UPON INVESTIGATION BY THE FLT CREW; WE DISCOVERED THAT OUR ACARS WAS PROGRAMMED WITH THE INCORRECT FLT NUMBER. WE HAD THEREFORE; RECEIVED THE INCORRECT 'LOOP 4 AS FILED' PDC FOR OUR FLT AND DID NOT NOTICE THE INCORRECT FLT NUMBER ON THIS PDC. BY VIRTUE OF RECEIVING THE DIRECT PEVEE CLRNC SO EARLY ON THE DEP LEG; NO FLT DEV OCCURRED. HOWEVER; HAD WE NOT RECEIVED ANY INSTRUCTIONS AFTER CONTACT WITH DEP CTL; WE WOULD HAVE FLOWN THE INCORRECT 'LOOP 4' DEP INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT 'HOLTZ' DEP.
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.