A B757-200 crew were advised by ATC that the flight plan filed was not the route they were flying.

Attributes
ACN	540210
Time
Date	200203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	SD
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j32.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	540210
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 245 flight time total : 7980 flight time type : 1940
ASRS Report	540420
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At the gate in msp we received an ACARS message stating that our release had been amended to #2 and to call clearance delivery for our clearance. There was no indication of what the change was so I had the first officer ACARS dispatch. We didn't receive a response so the first officer went out to the gate and asked the agent if there had been a new release printed. She replied that she had not received anything. I then called dispatch via company radio. The dispatcher told me that there was some concern about the arrival area WX, but that it had changed and we could stay with our original route. I concurred and when we called clearance delivery they cleared us 'as filed.' we understood that to be 'abr J32 fmg MOD2' with no further questions. It appears there was a miscom between the pilots, dispatcher, and ATC. Corrective action would include a positive xfer of the new release whenever there is a change/amendment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 CREW WERE ADVISED BY ATC THAT THE FLT PLAN FILED WAS NOT THE RTE THEY WERE FLYING.

Narrative: AT THE GATE IN MSP WE RECEIVED AN ACARS MESSAGE STATING THAT OUR RELEASE HAD BEEN AMENDED TO #2 AND TO CALL CLRNC DELIVERY FOR OUR CLRNC. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF WHAT THE CHANGE WAS SO I HAD THE FO ACARS DISPATCH. WE DIDN'T RECEIVE A RESPONSE SO THE FO WENT OUT TO THE GATE AND ASKED THE AGENT IF THERE HAD BEEN A NEW RELEASE PRINTED. SHE REPLIED THAT SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING. I THEN CALLED DISPATCH VIA COMPANY RADIO. THE DISPATCHER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE ARR AREA WX, BUT THAT IT HAD CHANGED AND WE COULD STAY WITH OUR ORIGINAL RTE. I CONCURRED AND WHEN WE CALLED CLRNC DELIVERY THEY CLRED US 'AS FILED.' WE UNDERSTOOD THAT TO BE 'ABR J32 FMG MOD2' WITH NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. IT APPEARS THERE WAS A MISCOM BTWN THE PLTS, DISPATCHER, AND ATC. CORRECTIVE ACTION WOULD INCLUDE A POSITIVE XFER OF THE NEW RELEASE WHENEVER THERE IS A CHANGE/AMENDMENT.

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.