Large transport flight crew misread pre departure clearance flew wrong heading to intercept wrong ra...

Attributes
ACN	256494
Time
Date	199311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc tower : teb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : slc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	256494
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	256030
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Misreading pre departure clearance -- filed clearance was entered into FMS instead of ATC cleared routing. Initial vector after takeoff was understood to be intercept 160 degree radial of slc and was read back on radio as 160 degrees, but was not corrected from departure control. When in fact, departure wanted us to intercept the 193 degree radial. Departure discovered we were off course and gave us a heading to intercept cleared route. (The 160 degree heading appeared to us to be good as it lined up with J-12 to ffu from slc). Suggest pre departure clearance's to read cleared rtes not filed rtes with cleared rtes separate. Because 98 percent of all pre departure clearance's give us cleared rtes that are the same as filed rtes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT FLC MISREAD PDC FLEW WRONG HDG TO INTERCEPT WRONG RADIAL.

Narrative: MISREADING PDC -- FILED CLRNC WAS ENTERED INTO FMS INSTEAD OF ATC CLRED ROUTING. INITIAL VECTOR AFTER TKOF WAS UNDERSTOOD TO BE INTERCEPT 160 DEG RADIAL OF SLC AND WAS READ BACK ON RADIO AS 160 DEGS, BUT WAS NOT CORRECTED FROM DEP CTL. WHEN IN FACT, DEP WANTED US TO INTERCEPT THE 193 DEG RADIAL. DEP DISCOVERED WE WERE OFF COURSE AND GAVE US A HDG TO INTERCEPT CLRED RTE. (THE 160 DEG HDG APPEARED TO US TO BE GOOD AS IT LINED UP WITH J-12 TO FFU FROM SLC). SUGGEST PDC'S TO READ CLRED RTES NOT FILED RTES WITH CLRED RTES SEPARATE. BECAUSE 98 PERCENT OF ALL PDC'S GIVE US CLRED RTES THAT ARE THE SAME AS FILED RTES.

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.

Large transport flight crew misread pre departure clearance flew wrong heading to intercept wrong radial.