Heading track deviation in foreign airspace.

Attributes
ACN	304359
Time
Date	199505
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lhr
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lhr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 9640 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	304359
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	304360
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While setting up the cockpit at the gate for departure it was obvious that the filed SID would not be used due to a change in runways. First officer called delivery and asked which SID was planned for us. Delivery said plan on the compton 3J which we set up and briefed. When we called for start and ATC clearance, the clearance was somewhat garbled. First officer clearly read back compton 2J which was accepted by ATC. After takeoff and starting our turn to the right per the SID, tower told us to turn left and told us we were supposed to be on the buzad 2J SID. Supplemental information from acn 304360: 1 hour prior to push, we asked for a heads up on which SID to expect. Controller advised a compton SID. I read back compton 2J but there is no compton 2J. He didn't catch it. After takeoff, we turned right as for a compton 3J, only to be told to turn left. Our clearance was a squawk and 2J. Controller did not check my readback, I had read a compton. Should have been a buzak 2J.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV IN FOREIGN AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WHILE SETTING UP THE COCKPIT AT THE GATE FOR DEP IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE FILED SID WOULD NOT BE USED DUE TO A CHANGE IN RWYS. FO CALLED DELIVERY AND ASKED WHICH SID WAS PLANNED FOR US. DELIVERY SAID PLAN ON THE COMPTON 3J WHICH WE SET UP AND BRIEFED. WHEN WE CALLED FOR START AND ATC CLRNC, THE CLRNC WAS SOMEWHAT GARBLED. FO CLRLY READ BACK COMPTON 2J WHICH WAS ACCEPTED BY ATC. AFTER TKOF AND STARTING OUR TURN TO THE R PER THE SID, TWR TOLD US TO TURN L AND TOLD US WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE BUZAD 2J SID. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 304360: 1 HR PRIOR TO PUSH, WE ASKED FOR A HEADS UP ON WHICH SID TO EXPECT. CTLR ADVISED A COMPTON SID. I READ BACK COMPTON 2J BUT THERE IS NO COMPTON 2J. HE DIDN'T CATCH IT. AFTER TKOF, WE TURNED R AS FOR A COMPTON 3J, ONLY TO BE TOLD TO TURN L. OUR CLRNC WAS A SQUAWK AND 2J. CTLR DID NOT CHK MY READBACK, I HAD READ A COMPTON. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BUZAK 2J.

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.