Air carrier captain reported that while preparing to depart msy; they received a one word pre departure clearance revision which stated 'catln.' ATC's response to the crew's query; was expect radar vectors to catln.

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Attributes
ACN	1411317
Time
Date	201612
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	MSY.Airport
State Reference	LA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Communication Systems
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 13888 Flight Crew Type 11430
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Pre departure clearance had a revised segment with only one item. It showed catln. The question was; does this mean direct catln? We queried clearance delivery and they said to expect radar vectors to catln. They also said they get many queries from crews on this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Captain reported that while preparing to depart MSY; they received a one word PDC revision which stated 'CATLN.' ATC's response to the crew's query; was expect radar vectors to CATLN.

Narrative: PDC had a revised segment with only one item. It showed CATLN. The question was; does this mean direct CATLN? We queried Clearance Delivery and they said to expect radar vectors to CATLN. They also said they get many queries from crews on this.

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.