Narrative:

Dfw tower cleared us for takeoff on runway 13. In our takeoff clearance we were instructed to 'fly runway heading.' after takeoff we were told by tower to contact departure. The frequency issued in our clearance was 124.3 (because we were going to depart to ind -- northeast). I contacted departure and was told to change to frequency 125.2, so I did so. Upon calling departure, the controller asked 'where did you depart from?' I replied 'dallas ft worth,' and we were leveling 2000 ft. The controller then began asking if I was instructed by the previous controllers to intercept and track a radial. I replied, 'negative, we're on the hubbard 1 heading 130 degrees (runway heading).' he then said turn left heading 080 degrees, and inquired again if we were instructed to intercept a radial. I said negative, we were instructed to fly runway heading (130 degrees) till the current controller assigned heading 080 degrees. We then changed controllers again and were cleared to climb. The controllers then began asking aircraft type, destination, and so on. The controller apologized for having to ask questions concerning flight, he said, 'we've lost your flight plan' and that it 'must have fallen between the cracks.' the confusion in the cockpit came from when they began inquiring if we were told a radial to intercept when I told the controller our last assigned instruction was to fly runway heading. The first controller didn't inform us that our flight plan had been lost. I feel the communication between the local controller and departure handoff was not adequate. Departure didn't know our route or anything about our flight. Note: in our clearance prior to starting engines, we were given the departure clearance of the 'hubbard 1 departure, paris transition,' the takeoff clearance was as follows: 'fly runway heading (130 degrees), cleared for takeoff.' this was the last heading assigned by the local controller.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AS AN F27 DEPARTS FROM DFW, THE DEP CTLR STATES THAT THE DEPARTING ACFT FLT PLAN HAS BEEN MISPLACED.

Narrative: DFW TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF ON RWY 13. IN OUR TKOF CLRNC WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO 'FLY RWY HDG.' AFTER TKOF WE WERE TOLD BY TWR TO CONTACT DEP. THE FREQ ISSUED IN OUR CLRNC WAS 124.3 (BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO DEPART TO IND -- NE). I CONTACTED DEP AND WAS TOLD TO CHANGE TO FREQ 125.2, SO I DID SO. UPON CALLING DEP, THE CTLR ASKED 'WHERE DID YOU DEPART FROM?' I REPLIED 'DALLAS FT WORTH,' AND WE WERE LEVELING 2000 FT. THE CTLR THEN BEGAN ASKING IF I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE PREVIOUS CTLRS TO INTERCEPT AND TRACK A RADIAL. I REPLIED, 'NEGATIVE, WE'RE ON THE HUBBARD 1 HDG 130 DEGS (RWY HDG).' HE THEN SAID TURN L HDG 080 DEGS, AND INQUIRED AGAIN IF WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO INTERCEPT A RADIAL. I SAID NEGATIVE, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO FLY RWY HDG (130 DEGS) TILL THE CURRENT CTLR ASSIGNED HDG 080 DEGS. WE THEN CHANGED CTLRS AGAIN AND WERE CLRED TO CLB. THE CTLRS THEN BEGAN ASKING ACFT TYPE, DEST, AND SO ON. THE CTLR APOLOGIZED FOR HAVING TO ASK QUESTIONS CONCERNING FLT, HE SAID, 'WE'VE LOST YOUR FLT PLAN' AND THAT IT 'MUST HAVE FALLEN BTWN THE CRACKS.' THE CONFUSION IN THE COCKPIT CAME FROM WHEN THEY BEGAN INQUIRING IF WE WERE TOLD A RADIAL TO INTERCEPT WHEN I TOLD THE CTLR OUR LAST ASSIGNED INSTRUCTION WAS TO FLY RWY HDG. THE FIRST CTLR DIDN'T INFORM US THAT OUR FLT PLAN HAD BEEN LOST. I FEEL THE COM BTWN THE LCL CTLR AND DEP HDOF WAS NOT ADEQUATE. DEP DIDN'T KNOW OUR RTE OR ANYTHING ABOUT OUR FLT. NOTE: IN OUR CLRNC PRIOR TO STARTING ENGS, WE WERE GIVEN THE DEP CLRNC OF THE 'HUBBARD 1 DEP, PARIS TRANSITION,' THE TKOF CLRNC WAS AS FOLLOWS: 'FLY RWY HDG (130 DEGS), CLRED FOR TKOF.' THIS WAS THE LAST HDG ASSIGNED BY THE LCL CTLR.

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.