Narrative:

We departed runway 25R. The FMC was programmed for the las 1 departure. The SID specified fly runway heading, maintain 7000 ft. After takeoff, the tower sent us to departure, who was rather busy. I called in giving our current altitude and climbing to 7000 ft, he acknowledged. Out of approximately 6000 ft, the controller made a transmission that was blocked. The captain told me, I think that was for us. After he finished with the aircraft that blocked us, I called back. He wanted to know why we were not turning. I advised we were flying runway heading per our clearance the las 1 departure. He gave us a climb to 8000 ft, a turn to south, and he said I show you cleared via the aaces RNAV 2 departure. I advised him we had absolutely been cleared the las vegas 1 via our ACARS, pre departure clearance. I felt beyond certain of that in my mind. After level off at cruise, I pulled up the clearance from ACARS. I could not believe my error. The middle item read 'revised route, aaces RNAV 2 departure.' per our company's flight information letter 17-02, our B757 and B767 are not allowed to do RNAV departures, because they do not have new 'FAA quick alignment' requirement for USA. This was my 5TH departure out of las in 5 weeks. Of these I had 1 pre departure clearance that gave me the aaces RNAV departure and called clearance and got the las 1 departure. All the others came cleared las 1 departure. When I read the pre departure clearance, I make the appropriate settings in the cockpit and copied the clearance on my notepad, always! I followed this procedure this day, amazingly I had blinders on. I had just got used to las 1 and put it in my mind. The las 1 was out on my yoke clip! This will never happen to me again. I'll read it several times and ask the captain to confirm the clearance. If I had done this, my error would have never occurred. The FAA requirement is causing las and phoenix TRACON a lot of confusion. In las I find some controllers know about it, others don't. The trip before this one, the controller even asked why we could not do RNAV departures. I also fly a lot of international flying in the B767. With ICAO doing RNAV departures is no problem. All our european departures are RNAV and there are no problems. It seems to me the FAA is causing a lot more problems for us and ATC by not allowing us to fly RNAV departures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC FLIES THE WRONG DEP CLRNC ON DEP FROM KLAS.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED RWY 25R. THE FMC WAS PROGRAMMED FOR THE LAS 1 DEP. THE SID SPECIFIED FLY RWY HDG, MAINTAIN 7000 FT. AFTER TKOF, THE TWR SENT US TO DEP, WHO WAS RATHER BUSY. I CALLED IN GIVING OUR CURRENT ALT AND CLBING TO 7000 FT, HE ACKNOWLEDGED. OUT OF APPROX 6000 FT, THE CTLR MADE A XMISSION THAT WAS BLOCKED. THE CAPT TOLD ME, I THINK THAT WAS FOR US. AFTER HE FINISHED WITH THE ACFT THAT BLOCKED US, I CALLED BACK. HE WANTED TO KNOW WHY WE WERE NOT TURNING. I ADVISED WE WERE FLYING RWY HDG PER OUR CLRNC THE LAS 1 DEP. HE GAVE US A CLB TO 8000 FT, A TURN TO S, AND HE SAID I SHOW YOU CLRED VIA THE AACES RNAV 2 DEP. I ADVISED HIM WE HAD ABSOLUTELY BEEN CLRED THE LAS VEGAS 1 VIA OUR ACARS, PDC. I FELT BEYOND CERTAIN OF THAT IN MY MIND. AFTER LEVEL OFF AT CRUISE, I PULLED UP THE CLRNC FROM ACARS. I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY ERROR. THE MIDDLE ITEM READ 'REVISED RTE, AACES RNAV 2 DEP.' PER OUR COMPANY'S FLT INFO LETTER 17-02, OUR B757 AND B767 ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO RNAV DEPS, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE NEW 'FAA QUICK ALIGNMENT' REQUIREMENT FOR USA. THIS WAS MY 5TH DEP OUT OF LAS IN 5 WKS. OF THESE I HAD 1 PDC THAT GAVE ME THE AACES RNAV DEP AND CALLED CLRNC AND GOT THE LAS 1 DEP. ALL THE OTHERS CAME CLRED LAS 1 DEP. WHEN I READ THE PDC, I MAKE THE APPROPRIATE SETTINGS IN THE COCKPIT AND COPIED THE CLRNC ON MY NOTEPAD, ALWAYS! I FOLLOWED THIS PROC THIS DAY, AMAZINGLY I HAD BLINDERS ON. I HAD JUST GOT USED TO LAS 1 AND PUT IT IN MY MIND. THE LAS 1 WAS OUT ON MY YOKE CLIP! THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN. I'LL READ IT SEVERAL TIMES AND ASK THE CAPT TO CONFIRM THE CLRNC. IF I HAD DONE THIS, MY ERROR WOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED. THE FAA REQUIREMENT IS CAUSING LAS AND PHOENIX TRACON A LOT OF CONFUSION. IN LAS I FIND SOME CTLRS KNOW ABOUT IT, OTHERS DON'T. THE TRIP BEFORE THIS ONE, THE CTLR EVEN ASKED WHY WE COULD NOT DO RNAV DEPS. I ALSO FLY A LOT OF INTL FLYING IN THE B767. WITH ICAO DOING RNAV DEPS IS NO PROB. ALL OUR EUROPEAN DEPS ARE RNAV AND THERE ARE NO PROBS. IT SEEMS TO ME THE FAA IS CAUSING A LOT MORE PROBS FOR US AND ATC BY NOT ALLOWING US TO FLY RNAV DEPS.

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.