Air carrier flew through the intercept radial in anticipation of a direct routing from ATC.

Attributes
ACN	140379
Time
Date	199003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15
ASRS Report	140379
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was vectoring departures on dr-3 and just assumed the position. Air carrier X, an large transport, was briefed, had been turned and told to join the SID. I was vectoring another air carrier behind him on the same route. Air carrier X was climbing to 17000' at 300 IAS. I restr the second air carrier to 300 KTS. Air carrier X flew through the radial 274R (dfw). I asked him if he was going to join the dfw 274 radial because he was 2 mi north of it. His response was 'I was hoping you would clear us direct cde.' I said unable, turn left, heading 260 and join the SID. His request, what he hoped for, is not usual in dfw airspace. The request would have flown through the bridgeport arrival sector. To me this is a clear case of noncompliance and lack of perspective for situational awareness and pilot actions that cause repercussions because of these types of incidents in doing what pilots want or they'll comply when they feel like it. This is a typical outlook or operating method for this company pilots that is, with my own personal experience, not uncommon.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLEW THROUGH THE INTERCEPT RADIAL IN ANTICIPATION OF A DIRECT ROUTING FROM ATC.

Narrative: I WAS VECTORING DEPS ON DR-3 AND JUST ASSUMED THE POSITION. ACR X, AN LGT, WAS BRIEFED, HAD BEEN TURNED AND TOLD TO JOIN THE SID. I WAS VECTORING ANOTHER ACR BEHIND HIM ON THE SAME ROUTE. ACR X WAS CLIMBING TO 17000' AT 300 IAS. I RESTR THE SECOND ACR TO 300 KTS. ACR X FLEW THROUGH THE RADIAL 274R (DFW). I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS GOING TO JOIN THE DFW 274 RADIAL BECAUSE HE WAS 2 MI N OF IT. HIS RESPONSE WAS 'I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD CLEAR US DIRECT CDE.' I SAID UNABLE, TURN LEFT, HDG 260 AND JOIN THE SID. HIS REQUEST, WHAT HE HOPED FOR, IS NOT USUAL IN DFW AIRSPACE. THE REQUEST WOULD HAVE FLOWN THROUGH THE BRIDGEPORT ARR SECTOR. TO ME THIS IS A CLEAR CASE OF NONCOMPLIANCE AND LACK OF PERSPECTIVE FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND PLT ACTIONS THAT CAUSE REPERCUSSIONS BECAUSE OF THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS IN DOING WHAT PLTS WANT OR THEY'LL COMPLY WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. THIS IS A TYPICAL OUTLOOK OR OPERATING METHOD FOR THIS COMPANY PLTS THAT IS, WITH MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, NOT UNCOMMON.

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.