MD80S aircraft on heading vector to join SID, flight crew perceived that they already were on the correct SID radial, but weren't. Controller issued a vector heading to join correct radial.

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Attributes
ACN	387610
Time
Date	199712
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	387610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were departing dfw via the dallas 2 txk, ACARS clearance, assigned a 090 degree heading by departure control and thence almost immediately upon the next frequency change, controller stated to join the departure. As fate would have it, at that time we were right on the 262 degree radial of the dallas 2 and joined it. Subsequently, next controller gave us a hard right turn to intercept the dfw 272 degree radial and leveled a flight behind us. No further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S ACFT ON HDG VECTOR TO JOIN SID, FLC PERCEIVED THAT THEY ALREADY WERE ON THE CORRECT SID RADIAL, BUT WEREN'T. CTLR ISSUED A VECTOR HDG TO JOIN CORRECT RADIAL.

Narrative: WE WERE DEPARTING DFW VIA THE DALLAS 2 TXK, ACARS CLRNC, ASSIGNED A 090 DEG HDG BY DEP CTL AND THENCE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY UPON THE NEXT FREQ CHANGE, CTLR STATED TO JOIN THE DEP. AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, AT THAT TIME WE WERE RIGHT ON THE 262 DEG RADIAL OF THE DALLAS 2 AND JOINED IT. SUBSEQUENTLY, NEXT CTLR GAVE US A HARD R TURN TO INTERCEPT THE DFW 272 DEG RADIAL AND LEVELED A FLT BEHIND US. NO FURTHER PROBS.

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.