Heading track position deviation in a non adherence to ATC clearance procedure.

Attributes
ACN	254066
Time
Date	199310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lebl
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lebl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial cruise other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	254066
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Language barrier a definite factor. I called barcelona clearance delivery and received a 'cleared to madrid as filed, runway heading' -- no altitude given yet. We were filed on the vibok 1A SID for runway 20 at lebl. On the SID, you maintain runway heading until 500 ft AGL, then turn left to barsa intersection. Our takeoff clearance was runway heading maintain 3000 ft. I did not ask if this was heading for vectors but wrongly assumed until 500 ft then a left turnout as depicted on the SID. We switched to departure and leveled off at 3000 ft MSL. We were IMC about 1200-2500 ft MSL. At 2500 ft MSL we saw an aircraft at 4000 ft MSL and 11 O'clock. He was level. I was informed immediately by departure that we turned in error and that barcelona would investigate. The 'cleared as filed' on the SID, suckered me into flying the runway heading only until reaching 500 ft AGL. I should have inquired about the heading and SID.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK POS DEV IN A NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC PROC.

Narrative: LANGUAGE BARRIER A DEFINITE FACTOR. I CALLED BARCELONA CLRNC DELIVERY AND RECEIVED A 'CLRED TO MADRID AS FILED, RWY HDG' -- NO ALT GIVEN YET. WE WERE FILED ON THE VIBOK 1A SID FOR RWY 20 AT LEBL. ON THE SID, YOU MAINTAIN RWY HDG UNTIL 500 FT AGL, THEN TURN L TO BARSA INTXN. OUR TKOF CLRNC WAS RWY HDG MAINTAIN 3000 FT. I DID NOT ASK IF THIS WAS HDG FOR VECTORS BUT WRONGLY ASSUMED UNTIL 500 FT THEN A L TURNOUT AS DEPICTED ON THE SID. WE SWITCHED TO DEP AND LEVELED OFF AT 3000 FT MSL. WE WERE IMC ABOUT 1200-2500 FT MSL. AT 2500 FT MSL WE SAW AN ACFT AT 4000 FT MSL AND 11 O'CLOCK. HE WAS LEVEL. I WAS INFORMED IMMEDIATELY BY DEP THAT WE TURNED IN ERROR AND THAT BARCELONA WOULD INVESTIGATE. THE 'CLRED AS FILED' ON THE SID, SUCKERED ME INTO FLYING THE RWY HDG ONLY UNTIL REACHING 500 FT AGL. I SHOULD HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT THE HDG AND SID.

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.