ATCT ground controller failed to issue correct departure instructions.

Attributes
ACN	137767
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sln
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc tower : sln
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	137767
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

I called for departure release on aircraft X departing off runway 35. ZKC sector controller released aircraft X, runway heading, and changed his altitude to FL230. Altitude, according to LOA with ZKC, states for us to give 5000' for initial altitude, and with the change to FL230 I missed writing 'rh' on the strip and instead wrote 'tloc.' local controller (seeing 'tloc') then asked me to coordinate with ZKC for a heading to avoid active restr areas to the wsw. When I called ZKC to request heading, the ZKC controller did not restate 'rh,' he said he would have a heading on departure for traffic. He didn't realize the aircraft was turning left. He assumed we would give him runway heading. The call for the heading to avoid restr areas didn't clue ZKC that he had 'tloc' instead of 'rh.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT GND CTLR FAILED TO ISSUE CORRECT DEP INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: I CALLED FOR DEP RELEASE ON ACFT X DEPARTING OFF RWY 35. ZKC SECTOR CTLR RELEASED ACFT X, RWY HDG, AND CHANGED HIS ALT TO FL230. ALT, ACCORDING TO LOA WITH ZKC, STATES FOR US TO GIVE 5000' FOR INITIAL ALT, AND WITH THE CHANGE TO FL230 I MISSED WRITING 'RH' ON THE STRIP AND INSTEAD WROTE 'TLOC.' LCL CTLR (SEEING 'TLOC') THEN ASKED ME TO COORDINATE WITH ZKC FOR A HDG TO AVOID ACTIVE RESTR AREAS TO THE WSW. WHEN I CALLED ZKC TO REQUEST HDG, THE ZKC CTLR DID NOT RESTATE 'RH,' HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE A HDG ON DEP FOR TFC. HE DIDN'T REALIZE THE ACFT WAS TURNING LEFT. HE ASSUMED WE WOULD GIVE HIM RWY HDG. THE CALL FOR THE HDG TO AVOID RESTR AREAS DIDN'T CLUE ZKC THAT HE HAD 'TLOC' INSTEAD OF 'RH.'

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.