An air carrier large transport PIC turns the wrong way after receiving a vectored heading from atl departure controller. Realizing his error he soon corrects the aircraft's heading. No ATC response.

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Attributes
ACN	388710
Time
Date	199712
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
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 : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	388710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment 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:

Takeoff atl, wbound (290 degrees). Told to turn left to 270 degrees. Turned right instead near departing traffic from north complex. Long red eye exhaustive flight. Very tired. Finally realized situation and corrected heading back to 220 degrees. No ATC comments.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT PIC TURNS THE WRONG WAY AFTER RECEIVING A VECTORED HDG FROM ATL DEP CTLR. REALIZING HIS ERROR HE SOON CORRECTS THE ACFT'S HDG. NO ATC RESPONSE.

Narrative: TKOF ATL, WBOUND (290 DEGS). TOLD TO TURN L TO 270 DEGS. TURNED R INSTEAD NEAR DEPARTING TFC FROM N COMPLEX. LONG RED EYE EXHAUSTIVE FLT. VERY TIRED. FINALLY REALIZED SIT AND CORRECTED HDG BACK TO 220 DEGS. NO ATC COMMENTS.

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.