Narrative:

Requested direct djb. Controller cleared us direct but next controller asked why we were going direct djb. We said we thought we understood we were cleared direct to djb, but new controller said we were not. He then cleared us direct rod, direct djb. Miscom cleared up by this controller.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLT CLRED BY ONE ZID CTLR TO GO DIRECT. NEXT ZID CTLR KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE CLRNC DIRECT DJB.

Narrative: REQUESTED DIRECT DJB. CTLR CLRED US DIRECT BUT NEXT CTLR ASKED WHY WE WERE GOING DIRECT DJB. WE SAID WE THOUGHT WE UNDERSTOOD WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO DJB, BUT NEW CTLR SAID WE WERE NOT. HE THEN CLRED US DIRECT ROD, DIRECT DJB. MISCOM CLRED UP BY THIS 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.