Non compliance with takeoff clearance, heading deviation.

Attributes
ACN	306780
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aoo
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	306780
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The FSS (radio) read us back a takeoff clearance on the taxi out. The first officer copied down the clearance. The clearance was runway heading to 5000 ft MSL. The first officer did copy down and read back the correct clearance. I (the captain) didn't listen as this was going on. We completed the checklist. On the line-up check, I said we're cleared right turn to join the airway 266 degrees, 41 DME, nesto intersection, up to 5000 ft. The first officer didn't correct me. After takeoff, I climbed to 3000 ft (to comply with noise abatement procedures), then turned to join the 266 degree radial (270 degree heading). The first officer went off the #1 radio and called our takeoff times in to the attona station (as per our checklist/procedures). The center asked our heading. I asked the first officer, are we supposed to be on a heading? He didn't reply until I asked him 2 more times. And the center again asked our heading to which we then told him 270 degrees, correcting back to a south heading. He sounded irritated and assigned a different heading and altitude. There was nothing else said to us by the controller. The problem was with not paying attention by my first officer and myself to each other's clrncs. As far as we know, this was an assigned clearance solely for spacing (metering) aircraft into pittsburgh. No other conflict, no traffic problems, no avoidance, etc. P.south. We were both flying under 'reduced rest.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NON COMPLIANCE WITH TKOF CLRNC, HDG DEV.

Narrative: THE FSS (RADIO) READ US BACK A TKOF CLRNC ON THE TAXI OUT. THE FO COPIED DOWN THE CLRNC. THE CLRNC WAS RWY HDG TO 5000 FT MSL. THE FO DID COPY DOWN AND READ BACK THE CORRECT CLRNC. I (THE CAPT) DIDN'T LISTEN AS THIS WAS GOING ON. WE COMPLETED THE CHKLIST. ON THE LINE-UP CHK, I SAID WE'RE CLRED R TURN TO JOIN THE AIRWAY 266 DEGS, 41 DME, NESTO INTXN, UP TO 5000 FT. THE FO DIDN'T CORRECT ME. AFTER TKOF, I CLBED TO 3000 FT (TO COMPLY WITH NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS), THEN TURNED TO JOIN THE 266 DEG RADIAL (270 DEG HDG). THE FO WENT OFF THE #1 RADIO AND CALLED OUR TKOF TIMES IN TO THE ATTONA STATION (AS PER OUR CHKLIST/PROCS). THE CTR ASKED OUR HDG. I ASKED THE FO, ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE ON A HDG? HE DIDN'T REPLY UNTIL I ASKED HIM 2 MORE TIMES. AND THE CTR AGAIN ASKED OUR HDG TO WHICH WE THEN TOLD HIM 270 DEGS, CORRECTING BACK TO A S HDG. HE SOUNDED IRRITATED AND ASSIGNED A DIFFERENT HDG AND ALT. THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE SAID TO US BY THE CTLR. THE PROB WAS WITH NOT PAYING ATTN BY MY FO AND MYSELF TO EACH OTHER'S CLRNCS. AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THIS WAS AN ASSIGNED CLRNC SOLELY FOR SPACING (METERING) ACFT INTO PITTSBURGH. NO OTHER CONFLICT, NO TFC PROBS, NO AVOIDANCE, ETC. P.S. WE WERE BOTH FLYING UNDER 'REDUCED REST.'

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.