DH8 flight crew's dispatch release route was discrepant with ATC's 'as filed' clearance.

Attributes
ACN	308780
Time
Date	199506
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sbj
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : n90
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	308780
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Under part 121 operating rules we are required to have a flight release made by a certified dispatcher. On our release the route filed was as follows, 'mdt har har 039 degree radial V6 empyr V6 nanci lga.' our clearance from clearance delivery was 'cleared to lga radar vectors to har 039 degree radial as filed, maintain 3000 ft, expect 10000 ft in 10 mins departure frequency 118.25 squawk xaxc. Twice along the route we were asked our destination. When we were southeast of sbj, ZNY controller asked us which way we were cleared. We told him and he disagreed he said we should have been going down V232 tykes instead of V6 to empyr. This may be a dispatch filing error or a system error. I noticed on this route a lot of times the controllers ask us our destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DH8 FLC'S DISPATCH RELEASE RTE WAS DISCREPANT WITH ATC'S 'AS FILED' CLRNC.

Narrative: UNDER PART 121 OPERATING RULES WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A FLT RELEASE MADE BY A CERTIFIED DISPATCHER. ON OUR RELEASE THE RTE FILED WAS AS FOLLOWS, 'MDT HAR HAR 039 DEG RADIAL V6 EMPYR V6 NANCI LGA.' OUR CLRNC FROM CLRNC DELIVERY WAS 'CLRED TO LGA RADAR VECTORS TO HAR 039 DEG RADIAL AS FILED, MAINTAIN 3000 FT, EXPECT 10000 FT IN 10 MINS DEP FREQ 118.25 SQUAWK XAXC. TWICE ALONG THE RTE WE WERE ASKED OUR DEST. WHEN WE WERE SE OF SBJ, ZNY CTLR ASKED US WHICH WAY WE WERE CLRED. WE TOLD HIM AND HE DISAGREED HE SAID WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN V232 TYKES INSTEAD OF V6 TO EMPYR. THIS MAY BE A DISPATCH FILING ERROR OR A SYS ERROR. I NOTICED ON THIS RTE A LOT OF TIMES THE CTLRS ASK US OUR DEST.

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.