Air carrier crew uses pre departure clearance intended for another aircraft at sea.

Attributes
ACN	459034
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s46.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : summa.5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	459034
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	458856
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On dec/xa/99, we (crew) were to operate a flight from sea-dfw. The takeoff weight was expected to be near maximum and we had discussed which SID we would receive for takeoff -- hoping for summa 5 -- which has no climb restrs. The flight was crowded and agents were very busy. Just prior to scheduled pushback, agent delivered our paperwork -- including the pre departure clearance. In the rush to push back, we failed to notice that the pre departure clearance was for the flight at an adjacent gate. All 3 of the crew had looked at the pre departure clearance and none of us caught the mistake. The first officer and I were hoping to receive the summa 5 and focused in on that part of the pre departure clearance only. Even though the transponder code and flight number are in the same line, we failed to see the wrong flight number. Our correct pre departure clearance called for a mountain departure. We incorrectly flew the summa departure. The error was detected by ATC on initial contact after departure. Supplemental information from acn 458625: the captain bought a highlighter pen for future pre departure clearance information (ie, flight number, date and destination).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW USES PDC INTENDED FOR ANOTHER ACFT AT SEA.

Narrative: ON DEC/XA/99, WE (CREW) WERE TO OPERATE A FLT FROM SEA-DFW. THE TKOF WT WAS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR MAX AND WE HAD DISCUSSED WHICH SID WE WOULD RECEIVE FOR TKOF -- HOPING FOR SUMMA 5 -- WHICH HAS NO CLB RESTRS. THE FLT WAS CROWDED AND AGENTS WERE VERY BUSY. JUST PRIOR TO SCHEDULED PUSHBACK, AGENT DELIVERED OUR PAPERWORK -- INCLUDING THE PDC. IN THE RUSH TO PUSH BACK, WE FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE PDC WAS FOR THE FLT AT AN ADJACENT GATE. ALL 3 OF THE CREW HAD LOOKED AT THE PDC AND NONE OF US CAUGHT THE MISTAKE. THE FO AND I WERE HOPING TO RECEIVE THE SUMMA 5 AND FOCUSED IN ON THAT PART OF THE PDC ONLY. EVEN THOUGH THE XPONDER CODE AND FLT NUMBER ARE IN THE SAME LINE, WE FAILED TO SEE THE WRONG FLT NUMBER. OUR CORRECT PDC CALLED FOR A MOUNTAIN DEP. WE INCORRECTLY FLEW THE SUMMA DEP. THE ERROR WAS DETECTED BY ATC ON INITIAL CONTACT AFTER DEP. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 458625: THE CAPT BOUGHT A HIGHLIGHTER PEN FOR FUTURE PDC INFO (IE, FLT NUMBER, DATE AND DEST).

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.