Medium large transport departs without en route clearance.

Attributes
ACN	271849
Time
Date	199405
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl tower : dal
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	271849
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff from phl en route to pbi we were switched to departure control. When the first officer switched he still had the ATIS tuned on the other head. He found the correct frequency and called departure control. Departure control changed our squawk code. At the time we changed the squawk code, the first officer told me that he forgot to get a clearance. No pre departure clearance was on file in the ACARS either. We were cleared to ood. Upon being switched to washington center, I requested a verified routing. It was as filed. A checklist revision reflecting that the clearance was obtained prior to taxi and a more professional first officer would have averted this problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG DEPARTS WITHOUT ENRTE CLRNC.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM PHL ENRTE TO PBI WE WERE SWITCHED TO DEP CTL. WHEN THE FO SWITCHED HE STILL HAD THE ATIS TUNED ON THE OTHER HEAD. HE FOUND THE CORRECT FREQ AND CALLED DEP CTL. DEP CTL CHANGED OUR SQUAWK CODE. AT THE TIME WE CHANGED THE SQUAWK CODE, THE FO TOLD ME THAT HE FORGOT TO GET A CLRNC. NO PDC WAS ON FILE IN THE ACARS EITHER. WE WERE CLRED TO OOD. UPON BEING SWITCHED TO WASHINGTON CTR, I REQUESTED A VERIFIED RTING. IT WAS AS FILED. A CHKLIST REVISION REFLECTING THAT THE CLRNC WAS OBTAINED PRIOR TO TAXI AND A MORE PROFESSIONAL FO WOULD HAVE AVERTED THIS 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.