Widebody transport turns to wrong heading after takeoff las.

Attributes
ACN	240479
Time
Date	199304
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : las
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	240479
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	240162
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed runway 1R las following mead 8 departure procedures. Turned toward bld VOR out of 4000 ft as per departure procedure. At 4500 ft rolling out on about a 110 heading, departure control requested turn to 060 degree heading. Complied immediately. Departure said clearance should have given us the 060 vector. We rechked pre-departure clearance had 'turn right heading 060 vector mead 8' as next to last line. I failed to make note of this statement after reading body of clearance which said 'cleared as filed las mead 8 pgs J72 7XO, etc, etc.' I should have caught the note below but I think it would be more effective to have the body of the clearance say cleared as filed 'except,' and put any changes or non-standard procedures in there. When I read 'cleared as filed' it predisposes me to expect the standard published procedures. Departure said this is a routine occurrence in las and he has been trying to get it changed. He also said he caught it in time and there was no problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB TURNS TO WRONG HDG AFTER TKOF LAS.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 1R LAS FOLLOWING MEAD 8 DEP PROCS. TURNED TOWARD BLD VOR OUT OF 4000 FT AS PER DEP PROC. AT 4500 FT ROLLING OUT ON ABOUT A 110 HDG, DEP CTL REQUESTED TURN TO 060 DEG HDG. COMPLIED IMMEDIATELY. DEP SAID CLRNC SHOULD HAVE GIVEN US THE 060 VECTOR. WE RECHKED PRE-DEP CLRNC HAD 'TURN R HDG 060 VECTOR MEAD 8' AS NEXT TO LAST LINE. I FAILED TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS STATEMENT AFTER READING BODY OF CLRNC WHICH SAID 'CLRED AS FILED LAS MEAD 8 PGS J72 7XO, ETC, ETC.' I SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE NOTE BELOW BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE TO HAVE THE BODY OF THE CLRNC SAY CLRED AS FILED 'EXCEPT,' AND PUT ANY CHANGES OR NON-STANDARD PROCS IN THERE. WHEN I READ 'CLRED AS FILED' IT PREDISPOSES ME TO EXPECT THE STANDARD PUBLISHED PROCS. DEP SAID THIS IS A ROUTINE OCCURRENCE IN LAS AND HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET IT CHANGED. HE ALSO SAID HE CAUGHT IT IN TIME AND THERE WAS NO PROB.

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.