Air carrier large transport track heading deviation. Flew the wrong SID out of lax.

Attributes
ACN	149968
Time
Date	199006
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tracon : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	149968
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Dispatch release had filed route to include -3 departure. Just as clearance was being delivered to the first officer I was interrupted by another cockpit duty. First officer copied clearance and reported a 'cleared as filed' clearance. Shortly after takeoff ATC told us to resume the 'loop-7'. We complied as rapidly as possible. After talking (via plane patch) to our dispatcher we found there had been a mistake in delivering the release. The center stored route was 'loop-7', however, the computer was set-up to deliver a '-3' flight plan. My first officer could not recall if 'loop-7' or '-3' was delivered to him.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT TRACK HEADING DEVIATION. FLEW THE WRONG SID OUT OF LAX.

Narrative: DISPATCH RELEASE HAD FILED RTE TO INCLUDE -3 DEP. JUST AS CLRNC WAS BEING DELIVERED TO THE F/O I WAS INTERRUPTED BY ANOTHER COCKPIT DUTY. F/O COPIED CLRNC AND RPTED A 'CLRED AS FILED' CLRNC. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF ATC TOLD US TO RESUME THE 'LOOP-7'. WE COMPLIED AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE. AFTER TALKING (VIA PLANE PATCH) TO OUR DISPATCHER WE FOUND THERE HAD BEEN A MISTAKE IN DELIVERING THE RELEASE. THE CTR STORED RTE WAS 'LOOP-7', HOWEVER, THE COMPUTER WAS SET-UP TO DELIVER A '-3' FLT PLAN. MY F/O COULD NOT RECALL IF 'LOOP-7' OR '-3' WAS DELIVERED TO HIM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.