Possible track of heading deviation for air carrier medium large transport.

Attributes
ACN	148216
Time
Date	199006
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cip
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	148216
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

ATC issued a clearance which was complied with (heading 290 degrees) but was intended (apparently) for another aircraft with similar call sign. Then ATC refused to acknowledge my xmissions for approximately 5 mins while ATC tried to sort out confusion. ATC then issued new clrncs with an excuse of radio problem. However, there were no radio difficulties. It was so confused; corrective action is difficult to recommend.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POSSIBLE TRACK OF HEADING DEVIATION FOR ACR MLG.

Narrative: ATC ISSUED A CLRNC WHICH WAS COMPLIED WITH (HDG 290 DEGS) BUT WAS INTENDED (APPARENTLY) FOR ANOTHER ACFT WITH SIMILAR CALL SIGN. THEN ATC REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY XMISSIONS FOR APPROX 5 MINS WHILE ATC TRIED TO SORT OUT CONFUSION. ATC THEN ISSUED NEW CLRNCS WITH AN EXCUSE OF RADIO PROB. HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RADIO DIFFICULTIES. IT WAS SO CONFUSED; CORRECTIVE ACTION IS DIFFICULT TO RECOMMEND.

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.