Air carrier large transport flight crew issued incorrect predep clearance.

Attributes
ACN	179596
Time
Date	199105
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	179596
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	179594
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Our flight (bos-pwm) received the wrong departure (pre departure clearance) clearance in bos. It had the proper flight # and date, but was the pre departure clearance for the atl-bos leg. When transponder code was reported wrongly off the pre departure clearance, they only said, 'change squawk to read XXXX,' thus not alerting the crew to the error. After takeoff, crew found out altitude cleared to was wrong also, but did to violate any altitudes. Coordinated with bos ATC, company flight control and bos operations to find error causes and correct. Possible corrective action: 1) bulletins to alert flight crews to possible wrong pre departure clearance's. 2) highlight flight #, date and city pairs on the pre departure clearance for easy check for accuracy. 3) ask for full clearance readback if any of the pre departure clearance is changed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT FLT CREW ISSUED INCORRECT PREDEP CLRNC.

Narrative: OUR FLT (BOS-PWM) RECEIVED THE WRONG DEP (PDC) CLRNC IN BOS. IT HAD THE PROPER FLT # AND DATE, BUT WAS THE PDC FOR THE ATL-BOS LEG. WHEN XPONDER CODE WAS RPTED WRONGLY OFF THE PDC, THEY ONLY SAID, 'CHANGE SQUAWK TO READ XXXX,' THUS NOT ALERTING THE CREW TO THE ERROR. AFTER TKOF, CREW FOUND OUT ALT CLRED TO WAS WRONG ALSO, BUT DID TO VIOLATE ANY ALTS. COORDINATED WITH BOS ATC, COMPANY FLT CTL AND BOS OPS TO FIND ERROR CAUSES AND CORRECT. POSSIBLE CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1) BULLETINS TO ALERT FLT CREWS TO POSSIBLE WRONG PDC'S. 2) HIGHLIGHT FLT #, DATE AND CITY PAIRS ON THE PDC FOR EASY CHK FOR ACCURACY. 3) ASK FOR FULL CLRNC READBACK IF ANY OF THE PDC IS CHANGED.

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.