Narrative:

We were assigned by phoenix clearance; to fly the BXK3 departure; palm springs transition and to climb via the SID. Tower cleared us for takeoff on runway 7Right. After our hand off from the tower to departure control; departure control asked if we had been given runway heading. I responded no we were flying heading 070. Departure asked again if we had been assigned runway heading. I again responded we were flying the heading of the assigned departure. Departure control assigned a new heading. After the second query the pilot flying responded on the radio asking for clarification. The pilot flying clarified we had not been assigned runway heading and that we had been assigned the BXK3 departure. There was no conflict with any other aircraft. Departure control responded there was some difficulty with the new SID procedures and the bxk three departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CE560 flight crew reports being queried by PHX Departure Control about their compliance with the BXK3 Departure. The crew was flying a 070 degree heading past the point at which they should have turned to a 100 degree heading.

Narrative: We were assigned by Phoenix clearance; to fly the BXK3 departure; Palm Springs transition and to climb via the SID. Tower cleared us for takeoff on runway 7Right. After our hand off from the tower to departure control; departure control asked if we had been given runway heading. I responded no we were flying heading 070. Departure asked again if we had been assigned runway heading. I again responded we were flying the heading of the assigned departure. Departure control assigned a new heading. After the second query the pilot flying responded on the radio asking for clarification. The pilot flying clarified we had not been assigned runway heading and that we had been assigned the BXK3 departure. There was no conflict with any other aircraft. Departure control responded there was some difficulty with the new SID procedures and the BXK three departure.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.