Heading deviation due to language barrier, not receiving clearance as it was meant to be.

Attributes
ACN	250555
Time
Date	199308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : quv
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : bcm
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 44 flight time total : 4169 flight time type : 113
ASRS Report	250555
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

While flying the flight plan route on the segment between bgr and quv on UG7, ATC claims that after bgr we were to proceed to sbd NDB. Our reply was that I never received such a clearance and did not read one back. Contributing factor: language barrier. In order to prevent a recurrence ATC should listen for readbacks. If they don't hear one try it again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG DEV DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIER, NOT RECEIVING CLRNC AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING THE FLT PLAN RTE ON THE SEGMENT BTWN BGR AND QUV ON UG7, ATC CLAIMS THAT AFTER BGR WE WERE TO PROCEED TO SBD NDB. OUR REPLY WAS THAT I NEVER RECEIVED SUCH A CLRNC AND DID NOT READ ONE BACK. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: LANGUAGE BARRIER. IN ORDER TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE ATC SHOULD LISTEN FOR READBACKS. IF THEY DON'T HEAR ONE TRY IT AGAIN.

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.