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B737 flight crew loads FMC with company route from las to sna instead of the intended route from las to san. ZLA controller queries flight crew as they turn toward hec instead of tnp after boach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 802255 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight |
| Route In Use | departure sid : boach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 |
| ASRS Report | 802255 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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 | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flying the boach 2 SID from las to san; first officer found that he had loaded sna as a final destination in the FMC. Around hector; ZLA questioned our route; then gave us direct psp direct baret for the BARET4 arrival into san. Check the route page in the FMC prior to departure. Easy to overlook error. 2 southern california cities very similar city codes; same SID.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLT CREW LOADS FMC WITH COMPANY ROUTE FROM LAS TO SNA INSTEAD OF THE INTENDED ROUTE FROM LAS TO SAN. ZLA CTLR QUERIES FLT CREW AS THEY TURN TOWARD HEC INSTEAD OF TNP AFTER BOACH.
Narrative: FLYING THE BOACH 2 SID FROM LAS TO SAN; FO FOUND THAT HE HAD LOADED SNA AS A FINAL DEST IN THE FMC. AROUND HECTOR; ZLA QUESTIONED OUR RTE; THEN GAVE US DIRECT PSP DIRECT BARET FOR THE BARET4 ARR INTO SAN. CHK THE RTE PAGE IN THE FMC PRIOR TO DEP. EASY TO OVERLOOK ERROR. 2 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITIES VERY SIMILAR CITY CODES; SAME SID.
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.