Air carrier large transport deviated from clearance route.

Attributes
ACN	107741
Time
Date	198904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : drk
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 184 flight time total : 15023 flight time type : 5151
ASRS Report	107741
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 20000
ASRS Report	107825
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Climbing out from phx-slc on DRK2.drk departure center issued 340 degree heading to direct bryce canyon. I requested to fly the departure (over drk). A conflict occurred next...I thought controller said 'stay on departure and I'll get back to you with a vector'. He said 'stay on 330 degree (right or heading) and I'll get back to you.' I stayed on the departure and turned at maier (18 DME drk 127 degree). A few miles later, controller issued a clearance, 'immediate right turn 40 degree,' we complied! No traffic was seen. I feel that if I read back the 'stay on departure' instead of 'roger' this would have been corrected by abq center controller. As it was, I flew the published departure and made turn at maier and conflicted with other flow. Telephone call to abq center radio clearance and readback was issued.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT DEVIATED FROM CLRNC ROUTE.

Narrative: CLBING OUT FROM PHX-SLC ON DRK2.DRK DEP CENTER ISSUED 340 DEG HDG TO DIRECT BRYCE CANYON. I REQUESTED TO FLY THE DEP (OVER DRK). A CONFLICT OCCURRED NEXT...I THOUGHT CTLR SAID 'STAY ON DEP AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU WITH A VECTOR'. HE SAID 'STAY ON 330 DEG (R OR HDG) AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.' I STAYED ON THE DEP AND TURNED AT MAIER (18 DME DRK 127 DEG). A FEW MILES LATER, CTLR ISSUED A CLRNC, 'IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN 40 DEG,' WE COMPLIED! NO TFC WAS SEEN. I FEEL THAT IF I READ BACK THE 'STAY ON DEP' INSTEAD OF 'ROGER' THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY ABQ CENTER CTLR. AS IT WAS, I FLEW THE PUBLISHED DEP AND MADE TURN AT MAIER AND CONFLICTED WITH OTHER FLOW. TELEPHONE CALL TO ABQ CENTER RADIO CLRNC AND READBACK WAS ISSUED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.