The flight crew heard turn to heading 065 degrees. The flight crew read back turning to 065 degrees....

Attributes
ACN	334740
Time
Date	199604
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fim
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	334740
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 controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During arrival to lax on sadde 6, inbound to the filmore VOR, on initial contact with socal approach. I requested runway 26L due to operational necessity. The controller acknowledged my request and directed a turn to 065 degrees. I read back the clearance and we complied with our readback. The turn was completed approximately 5 NM northwest of the filmore VOR. After we had completed the turn, the controller turned us to a heading of 210 degrees and advised us of traffic at 12 O'clock. We turned immediately and stated that we had the traffic in sight (still well clear, about 3 mi when acquired visually). During subsequent communications with the controller, it became apparent that the controller had intended for us to make the turn to 065 degrees after the santa monica VOR. We pointed out that the instructions we heard were only turn to 065 degrees, etc. During this event, we read back the clearance as we heard it. The controller did not challenge or correct our readback. We complied with the clearance we read back. In the subsequent telecon with TRACON supervisor, he acknowledged that when our heading was noted on radar, the controller first called the center on the landline rather than first calling us. This delay in contacting the aircraft would have further exacerbated any aircraft separation issues had they existed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE FLC HEARD TURN TO HDG 065 DEGS. THE FLC READ BACK TURNING TO 065 DEGS. THE CTLR TOLD THE RPTR TO TURN TO 210 DEGS, TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK. THE CTLR FURTHER STATED HE INTENDED THE TURN TO OCCUR AFTER PASSING THE SMO VOR AND NOT BEFORE THE FIM VOR.

Narrative: DURING ARR TO LAX ON SADDE 6, INBOUND TO THE FILMORE VOR, ON INITIAL CONTACT WITH SOCAL APCH. I REQUESTED RWY 26L DUE TO OPERATIONAL NECESSITY. THE CTLR ACKNOWLEDGED MY REQUEST AND DIRECTED A TURN TO 065 DEGS. I READ BACK THE CLRNC AND WE COMPLIED WITH OUR READBACK. THE TURN WAS COMPLETED APPROX 5 NM NW OF THE FILMORE VOR. AFTER WE HAD COMPLETED THE TURN, THE CTLR TURNED US TO A HDG OF 210 DEGS AND ADVISED US OF TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK. WE TURNED IMMEDIATELY AND STATED THAT WE HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT (STILL WELL CLR, ABOUT 3 MI WHEN ACQUIRED VISUALLY). DURING SUBSEQUENT COMS WITH THE CTLR, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE CTLR HAD INTENDED FOR US TO MAKE THE TURN TO 065 DEGS AFTER THE SANTA MONICA VOR. WE POINTED OUT THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS WE HEARD WERE ONLY TURN TO 065 DEGS, ETC. DURING THIS EVENT, WE READ BACK THE CLRNC AS WE HEARD IT. THE CTLR DID NOT CHALLENGE OR CORRECT OUR READBACK. WE COMPLIED WITH THE CLRNC WE READ BACK. IN THE SUBSEQUENT TELECON WITH TRACON SUPVR, HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WHEN OUR HDG WAS NOTED ON RADAR, THE CTLR FIRST CALLED THE CTR ON THE LANDLINE RATHER THAN FIRST CALLING US. THIS DELAY IN CONTACTING THE ACFT WOULD HAVE FURTHER EXACERBATED ANY ACFT SEPARATION ISSUES HAD THEY EXISTED.

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.

The flight crew heard turn to heading 065 degrees. The flight crew read back turning to 065 degrees. The controller told the reporter to turn to 210 degrees, traffic at 12 O'clock. The controller further stated he intended the turn to occur after passing the smo VOR and not before the fim VOR.