Narrative:

When I received the clearance I entered in the departure CLARE2. The clearance read: dfw CLARE2 swb mcb cew amg cae J52 zitto J208 hpw jiri pxt KORR3 lga. Being an international pilot and not flying much into and out of dfw; I entered just the CLARE2 departure out of dfw. I did not select the transition swb. In mia the clrncs read for example: mia 9 manate transition. I read this clearance as RNAV to clare which is a solid line on the chart ... Then direct swb. The chart has dashed lines to poten tekbe then swb. After looking at the pre departure clearance clearance paper printed up on ACARS there was no DOT meaning CLARE2.swb which is printed on the chart in tiny letters on the right side of the page. In the explanation there is no reference to the CLARE2.swb and what to do. I'm not saying I was right but clearly this clearance was not clear and I believe it was clare direct swb. I believe this event will happen again due to the inconsistencies of how clrnces are printed in ACARS.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: both rptrs reiterated that the pre departure clearance printout was not sufficiently clear to make the need for selecting a transition obvious. This was particularly true because their departure was during inclement WX; the flts were running late and they do not routinely fly to dfw. Both suggested the superiority of the printouts received at mia which state in plain language the SID name and departure transition.

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Title: B737 FLT CREW MISINTERPRETS PDC PRINTOUT OF THEIR ENRTE CLRNC. FAIL TO PROGRAM THE SWB TRANSITION ON THE CLARE RNAV SID FROM DFW.

Narrative: WHEN I RECEIVED THE CLRNC I ENTERED IN THE DEP CLARE2. THE CLRNC READ: DFW CLARE2 SWB MCB CEW AMG CAE J52 ZITTO J208 HPW JIRI PXT KORR3 LGA. BEING AN INTL PLT AND NOT FLYING MUCH INTO AND OUT OF DFW; I ENTERED JUST THE CLARE2 DEP OUT OF DFW. I DID NOT SELECT THE TRANSITION SWB. IN MIA THE CLRNCS READ FOR EXAMPLE: MIA 9 MANATE TRANSITION. I READ THIS CLRNC AS RNAV TO CLARE WHICH IS A SOLID LINE ON THE CHART ... THEN DIRECT SWB. THE CHART HAS DASHED LINES TO POTEN TEKBE THEN SWB. AFTER LOOKING AT THE PDC CLRNC PAPER PRINTED UP ON ACARS THERE WAS NO DOT MEANING CLARE2.SWB WHICH IS PRINTED ON THE CHART IN TINY LETTERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE. IN THE EXPLANATION THERE IS NO REFERENCE TO THE CLARE2.SWB AND WHAT TO DO. I'M NOT SAYING I WAS RIGHT BUT CLEARLY THIS CLRNC WAS NOT CLEAR AND I BELIEVE IT WAS CLARE DIRECT SWB. I BELIEVE THIS EVENT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN DUE TO THE INCONSISTENCIES OF HOW CLRNCES ARE PRINTED IN ACARS.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: BOTH RPTRS REITERATED THAT THE PDC PRINTOUT WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR TO MAKE THE NEED FOR SELECTING A TRANSITION OBVIOUS. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY TRUE BECAUSE THEIR DEP WAS DURING INCLEMENT WX; THE FLTS WERE RUNNING LATE AND THEY DO NOT ROUTINELY FLY TO DFW. BOTH SUGGESTED THE SUPERIORITY OF THE PRINTOUTS RECEIVED AT MIA WHICH STATE IN PLAIN LANGUAGE THE SID NAME AND DEP TRANSITION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.