Amended clearance route change with no continuing routing.

Attributes
ACN	299048
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cdb
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan tracon : uuz
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : pacific enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 23000
ASRS Report	299048
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Zan sent message via communication radio HF to 'proceed direct cold bay, direct spy' I started a right turn toward cold bay when clearance was received but immediately turned back left on course when I found cold bay to be a 70 degree right turn. I notified communication radio to send to zan that I could not accept clearance because of safety reasons and was proceeding on course, track 'east.' the clearance was improper in that it did not have anything past spy. Also I had serious doubt that, if I accepted such a clearance, I would have jeopardized my fuel to the destination. The purpose of the report is that zan, after later contact, asked if I had returned to track 'east' without a clearance. My response was I never got off track 'east' so I didn't return without a clearance. The solution would be better radio communication and eliminate communication radio transferring ATC clrncs via a very poor HF communication link.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AMENDED CLRNC RTE CHANGE WITH NO CONTINUING ROUTING.

Narrative: ZAN SENT MESSAGE VIA COM RADIO HF TO 'PROCEED DIRECT COLD BAY, DIRECT SPY' I STARTED A R TURN TOWARD COLD BAY WHEN CLRNC WAS RECEIVED BUT IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK L ON COURSE WHEN I FOUND COLD BAY TO BE A 70 DEG R TURN. I NOTIFIED COM RADIO TO SEND TO ZAN THAT I COULD NOT ACCEPT CLRNC BECAUSE OF SAFETY REASONS AND WAS PROCEEDING ON COURSE, TRACK 'E.' THE CLRNC WAS IMPROPER IN THAT IT DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING PAST SPY. ALSO I HAD SERIOUS DOUBT THAT, IF I ACCEPTED SUCH A CLRNC, I WOULD HAVE JEOPARDIZED MY FUEL TO THE DEST. THE PURPOSE OF THE RPT IS THAT ZAN, AFTER LATER CONTACT, ASKED IF I HAD RETURNED TO TRACK 'E' WITHOUT A CLRNC. MY RESPONSE WAS I NEVER GOT OFF TRACK 'E' SO I DIDN'T RETURN WITHOUT A CLRNC. THE SOLUTION WOULD BE BETTER RADIO COM AND ELIMINATE COM RADIO TRANSFERRING ATC CLRNCS VIA A VERY POOR HF COM LINK.

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.