Mdt crew misunderstood their clearance and started to fly the wrong route. ARTCC set them straight.

Attributes
ACN	365660
Time
Date	199704
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eno
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v308 enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	365660
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	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Filed route: isp-beads,V139,sie,V308,ott-dca. Both crew members understood from avalo V268 to leeah then to eno V329 to ott-dca. At around leeah intersection ZDC 132.05 asked what our heading was, then gave us heading 200 degrees to join V308 on course. Nothing else was said.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT CREW MISUNDERSTOOD THEIR CLRNC AND STARTED TO FLY THE WRONG RTE. ARTCC SET THEM STRAIGHT.

Narrative: FILED RTE: ISP-BEADS,V139,SIE,V308,OTT-DCA. BOTH CREW MEMBERS UNDERSTOOD FROM AVALO V268 TO LEEAH THEN TO ENO V329 TO OTT-DCA. AT AROUND LEEAH INTXN ZDC 132.05 ASKED WHAT OUR HEADING WAS, THEN GAVE US HDG 200 DEGS TO JOIN V308 ON COURSE. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID.

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.