An large transport air carrier crew misread its pre departure clearance causing a potential traffic ...

Attributes
ACN	243271
Time
Date	199306
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sea artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12700 flight time type : 2250
ASRS Report	243271
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Misread pre departure clearance and missed specified departure. We were expecting a departure via the seattle 338 degree radial and then radar vector on course. We should have turned right to 070 degrees at 8 DME but did not. Departure controller asked if we were in a right turn to 070 degrees. We said no. He then said to turn immediately left to 290 degrees. There was traffic on the departure ahead of us. We had just flown an all night and had been called out on short notice to cover a trip for another flight crew. We had a flight management equipment problem and a fuel system problem. 2 mechanics and an agent were in the cockpit. The pre departure clearance began 'cleared as filed' and our flight plan did not include the specified departure. 7 mins elapsed between pushback and departure. The copilot read over the specified departure and I did not review pre departure clearance. As we go to a visual cockpit air traffic environment from an aural, and as pdcs are not fully read back, flcs have to back one another up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LGT ACR CREW MISREAD ITS PDC CAUSING A POTENTIAL TFC CONFLICT.

Narrative: MISREAD PDC AND MISSED SPECIFIED DEP. WE WERE EXPECTING A DEP VIA THE SEATTLE 338 DEG RADIAL AND THEN RADAR VECTOR ON COURSE. WE SHOULD HAVE TURNED R TO 070 DEGS AT 8 DME BUT DID NOT. DEP CTLR ASKED IF WE WERE IN A R TURN TO 070 DEGS. WE SAID NO. HE THEN SAID TO TURN IMMEDIATELY L TO 290 DEGS. THERE WAS TFC ON THE DEP AHEAD OF US. WE HAD JUST FLOWN AN ALL NIGHT AND HAD BEEN CALLED OUT ON SHORT NOTICE TO COVER A TRIP FOR ANOTHER FLC. WE HAD A FLT MGMNT EQUIP PROB AND A FUEL SYS PROB. 2 MECHS AND AN AGENT WERE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PDC BEGAN 'CLRED AS FILED' AND OUR FLT PLAN DID NOT INCLUDE THE SPECIFIED DEP. 7 MINS ELAPSED BTWN PUSHBACK AND DEP. THE COPLT READ OVER THE SPECIFIED DEP AND I DID NOT REVIEW PDC. AS WE GO TO A VISUAL COCKPIT AIR TFC ENVIRONMENT FROM AN AURAL, AND AS PDCS ARE NOT FULLY READ BACK, FLCS HAVE TO BACK ONE ANOTHER UP.

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.

An large transport air carrier crew misread its pre departure clearance causing a potential traffic conflict.