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Crj-900 flight crew reported a heading deviation occurred when the pilot not flying misunderstood the pilot flying's request.

Attributes
ACN	1323482
Time
Date	201601
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	CLT.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Speed All Types Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

[After takeoff] tower assigned us 330 heading. As I was finishing my after takeoff check list we were switched over to departure control. I heard '250' from pilot flying and same time I heard maintain 8;000 feet from departure control. I turned the heading knob to 250 heading. About a minute later ATC ask what heading we were [on] and ask us to turn 270 heading. That's when I realized pilot flying was asking me for the speed 250.ask ATC to repeat when [in] doubt. And confirm with the pilot flying also.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-900 flight crew reported a heading deviation occurred when the pilot not flying misunderstood the pilot flying's request.

Narrative: [After takeoff] tower assigned us 330 heading. As I was finishing my after takeoff check list we were switched over to departure control. I heard '250' from pilot flying and same time I heard maintain 8;000 feet from departure control. I turned the heading knob to 250 heading. About a minute later ATC ask what heading we were [on] and ask us to turn 270 heading. That's when I realized pilot flying was asking me for the speed 250.Ask ATC to repeat when [in] doubt. and confirm with the pilot flying also.

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