Air carrier X uncoord penetration of airspace. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	211500
Time
Date	199205
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12500 msl bound upper : 12500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa tracon : oak tracon : phl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	211500
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X departure clearance was to 5000 ft. We made all the required turns and altitudes to the point of a 120 degree heading where the departure says to 'expect vectors' back to the sjc VOR. Controller gave no other vectors but cleared us to FL230 and gave us a ZOA frequency. That controller said we were on wrong frequency and gave us new one. Next frequency asked if we had been cleared back to VOR. We had not. By that time we were through 12.5M for 230. He had us level at 13M and told us we were supposed to cross the VOR at 12000 ft or below as per departure. The confusion came about as the departure controller left us on a heading away from the VOR and cleared us to climb to FL230 -- with no indication that we maintain 12000 ft until we were vectored back to and across the VOR before continuing to FL230.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. OPDEV.

Narrative: ACR X DEP CLRNC WAS TO 5000 FT. WE MADE ALL THE REQUIRED TURNS AND ALTS TO THE POINT OF A 120 DEG HDG WHERE THE DEP SAYS TO 'EXPECT VECTORS' BACK TO THE SJC VOR. CTLR GAVE NO OTHER VECTORS BUT CLRED US TO FL230 AND GAVE US A ZOA FREQ. THAT CTLR SAID WE WERE ON WRONG FREQ AND GAVE US NEW ONE. NEXT FREQ ASKED IF WE HAD BEEN CLRED BACK TO VOR. WE HAD NOT. BY THAT TIME WE WERE THROUGH 12.5M FOR 230. HE HAD US LEVEL AT 13M AND TOLD US WE WERE SUPPOSED TO CROSS THE VOR AT 12000 FT OR BELOW AS PER DEP. THE CONFUSION CAME ABOUT AS THE DEP CTLR LEFT US ON A HDG AWAY FROM THE VOR AND CLRED US TO CLB TO FL230 -- WITH NO INDICATION THAT WE MAINTAIN 12000 FT UNTIL WE WERE VECTORED BACK TO AND ACROSS THE VOR BEFORE CONTINUING TO FL230.

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.