MD88 crew turns from assigned 350 degree heading to intercept the wrong radial during departure from aus, tx. First officer read back a 350 degree heading for the '030' degree radial when the pre departure clearance indicated a '330' degree radial. PIC turns to 045 degrees for intercept of 030 degree radial.

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Attributes
ACN	364870
Time
Date	199704
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu tracon : aus tower : roc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other 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 : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	364870
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	365253
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight left aus for dfw. We took off on runway 13R at aus. Our predep clearance was via the aus 330 degrees/35 DME fix. Departure control, after takeoff, gave us a right turn to 350 degrees to intercept the aus 030 degrees radial (we thought) and told us to contact ZHU. The 350 degree heading seemed insufficient to intercept the 030 degree radial, so I turned further right to 045 degree heading. We informed houston of the radial and heading. ZHU questioned the clearance. I checked the predep clearance and discovered the error. We asked ZHU if they wanted us to turn back to the left, and houston replied with 'standby.' rather than continue further away from the correct radial (330 degree radial), I turned left to intercept the 330 degree radial. The ZHU controller was unable to offer any suggestions (or clrncs) and eventually handed us off to another sector. That controller cleared us to glen rose VOR (jen). The mistake (by me) was simply confusion over the 330 degree radial versus 030 degree radial. We were not aware of any traffic conflicts. Supplemental information from acn 365253: I read back 030 degree radial, I got no response from aus.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 CREW TURNS FROM ASSIGNED 350 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT THE WRONG RADIAL DURING DEP FROM AUS, TX. FO READ BACK A 350 DEG HDG FOR THE '030' DEG RADIAL WHEN THE PDC INDICATED A '330' DEG RADIAL. PIC TURNS TO 045 DEGS FOR INTERCEPT OF 030 DEG RADIAL.

Narrative: FLT LEFT AUS FOR DFW. WE TOOK OFF ON RWY 13R AT AUS. OUR PREDEP CLRNC WAS VIA THE AUS 330 DEGS/35 DME FIX. DEP CTL, AFTER TKOF, GAVE US A R TURN TO 350 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE AUS 030 DEGS RADIAL (WE THOUGHT) AND TOLD US TO CONTACT ZHU. THE 350 DEG HDG SEEMED INSUFFICIENT TO INTERCEPT THE 030 DEG RADIAL, SO I TURNED FURTHER R TO 045 DEG HDG. WE INFORMED HOUSTON OF THE RADIAL AND HEADING. ZHU QUESTIONED THE CLRNC. I CHKED THE PREDEP CLRNC AND DISCOVERED THE ERROR. WE ASKED ZHU IF THEY WANTED US TO TURN BACK TO THE L, AND HOUSTON REPLIED WITH 'STANDBY.' RATHER THAN CONTINUE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE CORRECT RADIAL (330 DEG RADIAL), I TURNED L TO INTERCEPT THE 330 DEG RADIAL. THE ZHU CTLR WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS (OR CLRNCS) AND EVENTUALLY HANDED US OFF TO ANOTHER SECTOR. THAT CTLR CLRED US TO GLEN ROSE VOR (JEN). THE MISTAKE (BY ME) WAS SIMPLY CONFUSION OVER THE 330 DEG RADIAL VERSUS 030 DEG RADIAL. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY TFC CONFLICTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 365253: I READ BACK 030 DEG RADIAL, I GOT NO RESPONSE FROM AUS.

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.