Medium Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60; Flight Crew Total 10000; Flight Crew Type 1200
Situational Awareness; Confusion
Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Chart Or Publication; Human Factors; Procedure
Clearance was PONDD Intersection; TAFTO Intersection; FLM VOR then the TANDY 3 arrival. PONDD Intersection was inserted manually into the FMS as PONND which resulted in a 10 mile error when LA Center noticed the deviation. LA Center issued a heading to fly with no traffic incursion. The error was a result of the close proximity of both intersections with similar spellings. No traffic issues resulted from the error.
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A flight crew reported a track deviation in ZLA airspace after entering PONND Intersection in the FMS when the clearance was to a nearby PONDD Intersection.