Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Confusion; Distraction; Time Pressure
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Chart Or Publication; Human Factors
Programmed wrong SID. I would suggest that a SID (or STAR) not have a fix that is the name of another SID (STAR). I should not have missed this; but with the passenger problem I got in a hurry.
Reporter stated that the Flight Plan departure was the MAXXO 3 which was loaded in the FMC. Reporter stated that he and the First Officer were distracted by a passenger issue when the PDC was received with a different Departure (FTHLS 5) that concluded with a MAXXO transition. Reporter said that both he and the first Officer keyed on the word MAXXO and did not change the Departure. Reporter stated that it was their mistake; but the use of a fix name that is also the name of another Departure can be misleading.
On receiving PDC during cockpit preparation I noted a reroute. I changed the previously entered routing on my iPad Jeppesen app. After changing the route in my iPad I was distracted by one of the flight attendants asking for help with a passenger issue. On returning to cockpit preparation duties I made the enroute changes to the flight plan; but did not change the SID from the one previously entered. I started making the enroute changes at the end fix of the SID which was the same fix on both SIDS. Error was noted shortly after takeoff. Using a fix that is in multiple procedures as the title of one of the procedures can cause misidentification of the procedure. Don't title a SID with a fix that is in multiple procedures of the same type.
Air carrier flight crew reported they flew the wrong PHX SID due to confusion between the name of the SID and the name of a fix utilized in other PHX SIDs.