Narrative:

Tower cleared us for takeoff on runway 36L, fly runway heading. SID has you turn 330 degrees at 2.7 DME, but we followed runway heading as per tower instructions. Departure control asked us what was our heading about 6 mi north of clt, still runway heading.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLC WAS GIVEN RWY HEADING BY LCL CTLR, WHICH WAS CONTRARY TO SID INSTRUCTIONS. DEP CTLR WAS UNAWARE OF RWY HEADING GIVEN BY LCL.

Narrative: TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF ON RWY 36L, FLY RWY HEADING. SID HAS YOU TURN 330 DEGS AT 2.7 DME, BUT WE FOLLOWED RWY HEADING AS PER TWR INSTRUCTIONS. DEP CTL ASKED US WHAT WAS OUR HEADING ABOUT 6 MI N OF CLT, STILL RWY HEADING.

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.