Flight crew of B737-200 requested a direct heading to the VOR. Clearance was turn left and expect higher in 3 mins. Flight crew requested clarification, then made the turn and were told the clearance was expect turn to VOR.

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Attributes
ACN	381790
Time
Date	199709
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iiu
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme tower : bhm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 310
ASRS Report	381790
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Our aircraft was on a heading direct to iiu. We requested direct bvt and were told turn left to boiler and higher in 3 mins. We asked the controller to repeat the instruction prior to the higher in 3 mins and he replied 'turn left to boiler.' we initiated the turn, at which time the controller asked us to verify our heading, and stated the clearance was to expect a turn towards boiler. He then cleared us direct bvt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF B737-200 REQUESTED A DIRECT HEADING TO THE VOR. CLRNC WAS TURN L AND EXPECT HIGHER IN 3 MINS. FLC REQUESTED CLARIFICATION, THEN MADE THE TURN AND WERE TOLD THE CLRNC WAS EXPECT TURN TO VOR.

Narrative: OUR ACFT WAS ON A HEADING DIRECT TO IIU. WE REQUESTED DIRECT BVT AND WERE TOLD TURN L TO BOILER AND HIGHER IN 3 MINS. WE ASKED THE CTLR TO REPEAT THE INSTRUCTION PRIOR TO THE HIGHER IN 3 MINS AND HE REPLIED 'TURN L TO BOILER.' WE INITIATED THE TURN, AT WHICH TIME THE CTLR ASKED US TO VERIFY OUR HEADING, AND STATED THE CLRNC WAS TO EXPECT A TURN TOWARDS BOILER. HE THEN CLRED US DIRECT BVT.

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.