Track deviation. Misread pre departure clearance.

Attributes
ACN	310620
Time
Date	199507
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bld airport : lvs
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	310620
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance 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	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During climb out (flight from las to dfw) after passing bld and proceeding direct tbc as per flight plan routing, departure control issued heading change for traffic conflict. After receiving reclrnc to tbc, flight was asked if pre departure clearance issued in las had revised departure clearance bld-pgs-tbc. Rechked pre departure clearance and found in fact we had been issued a revised departure routing. There was no hazard in traffic deconfliction, however, the pre departure clearance was confusing, and I feel that there should be a more effective format to draw attention to a departure routing change.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACK DEV. MISREAD PDC.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT (FLT FROM LAS TO DFW) AFTER PASSING BLD AND PROCEEDING DIRECT TBC AS PER FLT PLAN ROUTING, DEP CTL ISSUED HDG CHANGE FOR TFC CONFLICT. AFTER RECEIVING RECLRNC TO TBC, FLT WAS ASKED IF PDC ISSUED IN LAS HAD REVISED DEP CLRNC BLD-PGS-TBC. RECHKED PDC AND FOUND IN FACT WE HAD BEEN ISSUED A REVISED DEP ROUTING. THERE WAS NO HAZARD IN TFC DECONFLICTION, HOWEVER, THE PDC WAS CONFUSING, AND I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A MORE EFFECTIVE FORMAT TO DRAW ATTN TO A DEP ROUTING CHANGE.

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.