Indeed it was, Ignition Override, the designator was 'R' as I recall, and it was off somewhere in Brazil, in their database.
Now, if you are heading in the proper general direction, and you enter what you think is the proper ID, yet the aeroplane turns to left field, can this really be that hard to miss?
Modern electronic FMC's are fine, and can indeed be a real help, but on the other hand, basic instrument flying techniques have to enter the picture at some point, and for these AA folks, it just simply did not.
Pilots need a good deal of situational awareness, yet it was absent on that dark night at Cali, by both guys at the pointy end, so bang, into the hill.
One would think that AA pilots are better than this...sadly not.