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Clearance given on takeoff roll at a foreign airport was not understood or verified. Departure controller questioned if departure heading had been given.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 473310 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 750 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 473310 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllerb other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Day VFR conditions at caracas. First officer flying. 750 ft to 290 degree heading. Tower issued instruction during takeoff roll that sounded like a heading. I said 'I'll check when airborne, time permitting.' the transmission was barely intelligible. Getting busy, I forgot to ask. We complied with the SID initiating a left turn. Continued climb to required 4000 ft. We saw another aircraft 12 O'clock and 8 mi at 6000 ft. Departure pointed out the aircraft and there was no conflict whatsoever. ATC asked if tower gave us a 360 heading after takeoff. I replied that we were unsure. ATC did not seem concerned. With tower issuing an instruction that we could not understand, and on the takeoff roll, it would have been advisable to abort the takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLRNC GIVEN ON TKOF ROLL AT A FOREIGN ARPT WAS NOT UNDERSTOOD OR VERIFIED. DEP CTLR QUESTIONED IF DEP HDG HAD BEEN GIVEN.
Narrative: DAY VFR CONDITIONS AT CARACAS. FO FLYING. 750 FT TO 290 DEG HDG. TWR ISSUED INSTRUCTION DURING TKOF ROLL THAT SOUNDED LIKE A HDG. I SAID 'I'LL CHK WHEN AIRBORNE, TIME PERMITTING.' THE XMISSION WAS BARELY INTELLIGIBLE. GETTING BUSY, I FORGOT TO ASK. WE COMPLIED WITH THE SID INITIATING A L TURN. CONTINUED CLB TO REQUIRED 4000 FT. WE SAW ANOTHER ACFT 12 O'CLOCK AND 8 MI AT 6000 FT. DEP POINTED OUT THE ACFT AND THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WHATSOEVER. ATC ASKED IF TWR GAVE US A 360 HDG AFTER TKOF. I REPLIED THAT WE WERE UNSURE. ATC DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED. WITH TWR ISSUING AN INSTRUCTION THAT WE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND, AND ON THE TKOF ROLL, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISABLE TO ABORT THE TKOF.
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.