Medium large transport did not fly the SID heading after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	242310
Time
Date	199305
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 128 flight time total : 12510 flight time type : 610
ASRS Report	242310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	242302
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	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On takeoff on runway 28 at bwi we climbed straight out and awaited for a vector from departure control. After receiving a heading the controller asked if we were on the swann 1 SID. Before engine start we received our clearance on ACARS pre-departure clearance. It read: (bwi to bos). Bwi SWANN1 ood J42 rbv. J222 jfk raalf 2 bos. This is the route description. There was no further mention of SWANN1. We did not see the '1' after swann. Perhaps a space between 'swann' and '1' would have been more effective. Also, SWANN1 doesn't belong in the route of flight because we were going over swann intersection (it isn't SWANN1 intersection). Supplemental information from acn 242302: a good corrective action would be to standardize pre-departure clearance messages and to spell out all SID's, some place other than the route section or if it must be in route section add the word departure, i.e., 'bwi swann 1 departure swann ood etc.' also, leave a space after the word 'SWANN1' example 'swann 1.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG DID NOT FLY THE SID HDG AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF ON RWY 28 AT BWI WE CLBED STRAIGHT OUT AND AWAITED FOR A VECTOR FROM DEP CTL. AFTER RECEIVING A HDG THE CTLR ASKED IF WE WERE ON THE SWANN 1 SID. BEFORE ENG START WE RECEIVED OUR CLRNC ON ACARS PRE-DEP CLRNC. IT READ: (BWI TO BOS). BWI SWANN1 OOD J42 RBV. J222 JFK RAALF 2 BOS. THIS IS THE RTE DESCRIPTION. THERE WAS NO FURTHER MENTION OF SWANN1. WE DID NOT SEE THE '1' AFTER SWANN. PERHAPS A SPACE BTWN 'SWANN' AND '1' WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE EFFECTIVE. ALSO, SWANN1 DOESN'T BELONG IN THE RTE OF FLT BECAUSE WE WERE GOING OVER SWANN INTXN (IT ISN'T SWANN1 INTXN). SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 242302: A GOOD CORRECTIVE ACTION WOULD BE TO STANDARDIZE PRE-DEP CLRNC MESSAGES AND TO SPELL OUT ALL SID'S, SOME PLACE OTHER THAN THE RTE SECTION OR IF IT MUST BE IN RTE SECTION ADD THE WORD DEP, I.E., 'BWI SWANN 1 DEP SWANN OOD ETC.' ALSO, LEAVE A SPACE AFTER THE WORD 'SWANN1' EXAMPLE 'SWANN 1.'

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.