Wrong transponder code assignment due to wrong pre departure clearance in clearance papers.

Attributes
ACN	274233
Time
Date	199406
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
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 : 100 flight time total : 17000
ASRS Report	274233
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Company computer was OTS. We received our pre departure clearance 10 mins late in a rush with other papers. No gate hold in effect. We taxied out and were on the runway when we realized that the pre departure clearance initial turn was not right for the direction we had to robbinsville. VOR. It was then I noted the pre departure clearance was for flight oy, not our flight. We then called to clear the runway. Tower gave us the correct transponder code and cleared us for takeoff. (P.south. We did not clear the runway.) through local knowledge I knew the heading would be about 155 degrees on this departure from runway 13R. We contacted departure after takeoff and asked for the right heading. They said no problem and gave it to us as we anticipated and the flight proceeded to lax uneventfully. If gate hold had us read back our squawk when we contacted them, this would not happen. Late! Rush! WX! Etc, causes one to overlook the obvious. The squawk read back would be a good safety check.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG XPONDER CODE ASSIGNMENT DUE TO WRONG PDC IN CLRNC PAPERS.

Narrative: COMPANY COMPUTER WAS OTS. WE RECEIVED OUR PDC 10 MINS LATE IN A RUSH WITH OTHER PAPERS. NO GATE HOLD IN EFFECT. WE TAXIED OUT AND WERE ON THE RWY WHEN WE REALIZED THAT THE PDC INITIAL TURN WAS NOT RIGHT FOR THE DIRECTION WE HAD TO ROBBINSVILLE. VOR. IT WAS THEN I NOTED THE PDC WAS FOR FLT OY, NOT OUR FLT. WE THEN CALLED TO CLR THE RWY. TWR GAVE US THE CORRECT XPONDER CODE AND CLRED US FOR TKOF. (P.S. WE DID NOT CLR THE RWY.) THROUGH LCL KNOWLEDGE I KNEW THE HDG WOULD BE ABOUT 155 DEGS ON THIS DEP FROM RWY 13R. WE CONTACTED DEP AFTER TKOF AND ASKED FOR THE R HDG. THEY SAID NO PROB AND GAVE IT TO US AS WE ANTICIPATED AND THE FLT PROCEEDED TO LAX UNEVENTFULLY. IF GATE HOLD HAD US READ BACK OUR SQUAWK WHEN WE CONTACTED THEM, THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN. LATE! RUSH! WX! ETC, CAUSES ONE TO OVERLOOK THE OBVIOUS. THE SQUAWK READ BACK WOULD BE A GOOD SAFETY CHK.

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.