B767 flight crew made turn which was clearance for another aircraft. Both reporter and other aircraft questioned who the turn was for and reporter returned to original heading.

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Attributes
ACN	389540
Time
Date	199712
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : n90 airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	389540
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Probably not a problem but while on vector 070 degrees, we answered approach call to turn to 130 degrees. During turn, another aircraft questioned who the turn to 130 degrees was for. We rolled out, questioned ATC, and returned to 070 degree heading. We landed in original sequence with no comment from ATC. Frequency was loaded with traffic and we answered the turn call incorrectly as it was for another aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLC MADE TURN WHICH WAS CLRNC FOR ANOTHER ACFT. BOTH RPTR AND OTHER ACFT QUESTIONED WHO THE TURN WAS FOR AND RPTR RETURNED TO ORIGINAL HDG.

Narrative: PROBABLY NOT A PROB BUT WHILE ON VECTOR 070 DEGS, WE ANSWERED APCH CALL TO TURN TO 130 DEGS. DURING TURN, ANOTHER ACFT QUESTIONED WHO THE TURN TO 130 DEGS WAS FOR. WE ROLLED OUT, QUESTIONED ATC, AND RETURNED TO 070 DEG HDG. WE LANDED IN ORIGINAL SEQUENCE WITH NO COMMENT FROM ATC. FREQ WAS LOADED WITH TFC AND WE ANSWERED THE TURN CALL INCORRECTLY AS IT WAS FOR ANOTHER ACFT.

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.