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An A319 flight crew commented after departing iad the routing includes two intersections with similar sound names: fluky and pauki. The crew understood that they were cleared to pauki but in fact were only cleared to fluky.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 856005 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | SID Capital 7 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 10700 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
After take-off cleared to fluky intersection. Next controller cleared us to pauki intersection. They wanted us to proceed to fluky not pauki. The first officer read back clearance 3 different times stating pauki. They sound very close together and should not be on same iad plate. If it is confusing for us at times; you can imagine a crew from another country trying to understand which intersection the controller means.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A319 flight crew commented after departing IAD the routing includes two intersections with similar sound names: FLUKY and PAUKI. The crew understood that they were cleared to PAUKI but in fact were only cleared to FLUKY.
Narrative: After take-off cleared to FLUKY Intersection. Next Controller cleared us to PAUKI Intersection. They wanted us to proceed to FLUKY not PAUKI. The First Officer read back clearance 3 different times stating PAUKI. They sound very close together and should not be on same IAD plate. If it is confusing for us at times; you can imagine a crew from another country trying to understand which intersection the controller means.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.