Medium large transport departs without route clearance.

Attributes
ACN	255353
Time
Date	199310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1156
ASRS Report	255353
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff (clt runway 18R), tower advised us to fly heading 200 degrees at 1.6 DME and then contact departure control. I realized that I did not have the correct frequency and asked the tower for it. After contacting departure control they gave us a code for our transponder. At this time I checked the ACARS for a pre departure clearance message and when there was none, I realized that we had not received an ATC route clearance. Departure control was advised and they gave us a clearance to destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG DEPARTS WITHOUT RTE CLRNC.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF (CLT RWY 18R), TWR ADVISED US TO FLY HDG 200 DEGS AT 1.6 DME AND THEN CONTACT DEP CTL. I REALIZED THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT FREQ AND ASKED THE TWR FOR IT. AFTER CONTACTING DEP CTL THEY GAVE US A CODE FOR OUR XPONDER. AT THIS TIME I CHKED THE ACARS FOR A PDC MESSAGE AND WHEN THERE WAS NONE, I REALIZED THAT WE HAD NOT RECEIVED AN ATC RTE CLRNC. DEP CTL WAS ADVISED AND THEY GAVE US A CLRNC TO DEST.

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.