Narrative:

On the ground we received ATC clearance via cpdlc (controller pilot data link communication). There was an amendment of the [SID] to fly the holtz 1 transition. We loaded that to the CDU with the clearance prompt; then accepted the clearance. However there was no change to our filed route other than the [SID] HOLTZ1 vs. LOOP8. Enroute ATC asked if we were proceeding on course to pke. We advised no; we were proceeding to dag as filed. ATC then gave us a vector and a new route. Apparently ATC had us on a completely different route than we had on the [flight plan]. This was not given to us from cpdlc. The only change shown was the [SID]. There was no conflict with traffic. And we established a new route with ATC. Somewhere there was a disconnect between the filed route and our clearance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 flight crew reported their CPDLC clearance was not complete; and led to a track error that was noticed by ATC.

Narrative: On the ground we received ATC clearance via CPDLC (Controller Pilot Data Link Communication). There was an amendment of the [SID] to fly the HOLTZ 1 transition. We loaded that to the CDU with the clearance prompt; then accepted the clearance. However there was no change to our filed route other than the [SID] HOLTZ1 vs. LOOP8. Enroute ATC asked if we were proceeding on course to PKE. We advised no; we were proceeding to DAG as filed. ATC then gave us a vector and a new route. Apparently ATC had us on a completely different route than we had on the [flight plan]. This was not given to us from CPDLC. The only change shown was the [SID]. There was no conflict with traffic. And we established a new route with ATC. Somewhere there was a disconnect between the filed route and our clearance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.