Large transport given clearance direct by departure controller. Center controller questions heading.

Attributes
ACN	225639
Time
Date	199211
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sli
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 8825 flight time type : 2780
ASRS Report	225693
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	225652
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

We were climbing out of lax and given a 060 degree heading and told '060 degrees direct sli direct dag.' after tracking out of sli, we were questioned by ZLA 'where did we get that clearance.' if the captain misunderstood the proper clearance, he read it back to ZLA but it apparently did not get corrected. ZLA checked with the departure controller and told us it was all cleared up. The next plane behind us checked in on our frequency and stated 'we are going direct dag.' I think the second controller expected us to fly direct sli laxx 1 to dag. What we flew was sli direct dag as cleared by departure control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT GIVEN CLRNC DIRECT BY DEP CTLR. CTR CTLR QUESTIONS HDG.

Narrative: WE WERE CLBING OUT OF LAX AND GIVEN A 060 DEG HDG AND TOLD '060 DEGS DIRECT SLI DIRECT DAG.' AFTER TRACKING OUT OF SLI, WE WERE QUESTIONED BY ZLA 'WHERE DID WE GET THAT CLRNC.' IF THE CAPT MISUNDERSTOOD THE PROPER CLRNC, HE READ IT BACK TO ZLA BUT IT APPARENTLY DID NOT GET CORRECTED. ZLA CHKED WITH THE DEP CTLR AND TOLD US IT WAS ALL CLRED UP. THE NEXT PLANE BEHIND US CHKED IN ON OUR FREQ AND STATED 'WE ARE GOING DIRECT DAG.' I THINK THE SECOND CTLR EXPECTED US TO FLY DIRECT SLI LAXX 1 TO DAG. WHAT WE FLEW WAS SLI DIRECT DAG AS CLRED BY DEP CTL.

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.