ZHU controller reported an aircraft handed off from an adjacent facility was cleared and flying a di...

Narrative:

I was working D-79 when aircraft X reported over maeko intersection. Maeko intersection is on B753 and the flight plan showed kehli A766 kelpp. The R-79 controller asked the pilot to say again his position and aircraft X again stated maeko. The radar controller asked for aircraft X's route and was told kehli direct maeko B753. I then called merida to check what route they had which was the same as ours kehli A766 kelpp. When the supervisor was informed he ran a spurt and found that there had been a proposal that was the same as the pilots flight plan. Our flight plan was an automated one from merida. I do not know if their information is activated automatically like it is back and forth between merida and ZHU or if they must activate the north bound flight plans. Luckily; there were no other aircraft at that altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZHU Controller reported an aircraft handed off from an adjacent facility was cleared and flying a different route than had been coordinated between the facilities.

Narrative: I was working D-79 when Aircraft X reported over MAEKO Intersection. MAEKO Intersection is on B753 and the flight plan showed KEHLI A766 KELPP. The R-79 Controller asked the pilot to say again his position and Aircraft X again stated MAEKO. The Radar Controller asked for Aircraft X's route and was told KEHLI direct MAEKO B753. I then called Merida to check what route they had which was the same as ours KEHLI A766 KELPP. When the Supervisor was informed he ran a spurt and found that there had been a proposal that was the same as the pilots flight plan. Our flight plan was an automated one from Merida. I do not know if their information is activated automatically like it is back and forth between Merida and ZHU or if they must activate the north bound flight plans. Luckily; there were no other aircraft at that altitude.

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.

Attributes
ACN	866866
Time
Date	201001
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZHU.ARTCC
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Oceanic
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

ZHU controller reported an aircraft handed off from an adjacent facility was cleared and flying a different route than had been coordinated between the facilities.