Chicago center controller reported that indianapolis center controllers are not using the letters ph...

Attributes
ACN	1459696
Time
Date	201706
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZAU.ARTCC
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 5
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

Misapplication of 4TH line 'present heading'zid indianapolis center sectors abutting the southeast area of ZAU chicago center have controllers who routinely misapply 'ph'[present heading] in the 4th line.today at ZAU sector 36 fwa/fort wayne I observed two instances:1.) aircraft X climbing FL187 to FL220 and turned right of course (from direct fwa) but the data block read 'ph;' which is incorrect. This aircraft was in ZID sector 32/33 mie/rod muncie/Rosewood2.) aircraft Y at FL240 and turned left of course from fwa. But data block read 'ph' incorrectly. ZID sector 88 day daytonremedial training for ZID controllers. Headings are more meaningful-and legal-when they are 10R; 15L; 320; etc. Ph is only for when an aircraft is to fly a heading beyond a fix where they would otherwise turn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Chicago Center Controller reported that Indianapolis Center controllers are not using the letters PH (Present Heading) correctly when entering the information in the fourth data block.

Narrative: MISAPPLICATION OF 4TH LINE 'PRESENT HEADING'ZID Indianapolis Center sectors abutting the southeast area of ZAU Chicago Center have controllers who routinely misapply 'PH'[Present Heading] in the 4th line.Today at ZAU sector 36 FWA/Fort Wayne I observed two instances:1.) Aircraft X climbing FL187 to FL220 and turned right of course (from direct FWA) but the data block read 'PH;' which is incorrect. This aircraft was in ZID sector 32/33 MIE/ROD Muncie/Rosewood2.) Aircraft Y at FL240 and turned left of course from FWA. But data block read 'PH' incorrectly. ZID sector 88 DAY DaytonRemedial training for ZID controllers. Headings are more meaningful-and legal-when they are 10R; 15L; 320; etc. PH is only for when an aircraft is to fly a heading beyond a fix where they would otherwise turn.

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.

Chicago center controller reported that indianapolis center controllers are not using the letters ph (present heading) correctly when entering the information in the fourth data block.