Similar sounding route fix names.

Attributes
ACN	289980
Time
Date	199411
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sju
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tower : pae
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	289980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We received a different clearance than filed. We read back, palco 5 departure route 6 sju route 9 a 523 flann as filed. We reported over grann with priss as our next reporting point. ATC questioned our routing. We asked for confirmation of our routing. ATC cleared us A523 flann direct bergh A300 owenz direct camrn direct jfk. ATC had us on G432 after grann as we were originally filed. I believe the problem occurred when ATC issued the clearance A523 flann as filed, they should of issued A523 grann as filed. Perhaps either grann or flann should be changed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SIMILAR SOUNDING RTE FIX NAMES.

Narrative: WE RECEIVED A DIFFERENT CLRNC THAN FILED. WE READ BACK, PALCO 5 DEP RTE 6 SJU RTE 9 A 523 FLANN AS FILED. WE RPTED OVER GRANN WITH PRISS AS OUR NEXT RPTING POINT. ATC QUESTIONED OUR ROUTING. WE ASKED FOR CONFIRMATION OF OUR ROUTING. ATC CLRED US A523 FLANN DIRECT BERGH A300 OWENZ DIRECT CAMRN DIRECT JFK. ATC HAD US ON G432 AFTER GRANN AS WE WERE ORIGINALLY FILED. I BELIEVE THE PROB OCCURRED WHEN ATC ISSUED THE CLRNC A523 FLANN AS FILED, THEY SHOULD OF ISSUED A523 GRANN AS FILED. PERHAPS EITHER GRANN OR FLANN SHOULD BE CHANGED.

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.