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Hcf controller expressed concern regarding confusing fix names and how they can be easily misinterpreted by flight crews.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 997954 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HCF.TRACON |
| State Reference | HI |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Departure Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
I took over R5 from a developmental when I was giving OJT because it was getting too complex and I needed to clear up 3 opposite direction conflicts. My trainee had given air carrier X direct ujgem and the aircraft read it back. When I took over; I reiterated direct ujgem. It did not look like he was going as south as he should have. I thought he read back ujgem. As a few minutes went by and he looked like he was going direct to the koa airport; I said;'you're not going direct ujgem are you?' and gave him a turn to the south. He later told me that he was going direct to yucuv which doesn't even sound the same. I don't know any controllers that use yucuv. The crazy names are causing a hazard! We need to get better names that mean something. Recommendation; make names that mean something and not just 5 random letters together; this is not the first time I have seen this happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HCF Controller expressed concern regarding confusing fix names and how they can be easily misinterpreted by flight crews.
Narrative: I took over R5 from a developmental when I was giving OJT because it was getting too complex and I needed to clear up 3 opposite direction conflicts. My trainee had given ACR X DIRECT UJGEM and the aircraft read it back. When I took over; I reiterated direct UJGEM. It did not look like he was going as South as he should have. I thought he read back UJGEM. As a few minutes went by and he looked like he was going direct to the KOA airport; I said;'you're not going direct UJGEM are you?' and gave him a turn to the South. He later told me that he was going direct to YUCUV which doesn't even sound the same. I don't know any controllers that use YUCUV. The crazy names are causing a hazard! We need to get better names that mean something. Recommendation; make names that mean something and not just 5 random letters together; this is not the first time I have seen this happen.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.