Mdt flight crew responds to wrong call sign. Heading deviation, altitude deviation.

Attributes
ACN	266600
Time
Date	199403
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dxo airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : dtw
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	266600
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
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

Narrative:

Air carrier abgd receiving vectors on palace 1 departure. Air carrier abcd was also on frequency. Heard abgd turn left 300 climb to 11000 ft. Did so and at 7000 ft controller said he cleared us only to 5000 ft. Then he cleared us to 7000 ft and turned us to 070 degrees. Clearance of left 300 degrees to 11000 ft was read back with no response to the negative by controller. Happened because of 2 company aircraft with like call signs and similar route of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT FLC RESPONDS TO WRONG CALL SIGN. HDG DEV, ALTDEV.

Narrative: ACR ABGD RECEIVING VECTORS ON PALACE 1 DEP. ACR ABCD WAS ALSO ON FREQ. HEARD ABGD TURN L 300 CLB TO 11000 FT. DID SO AND AT 7000 FT CTLR SAID HE CLRED US ONLY TO 5000 FT. THEN HE CLRED US TO 7000 FT AND TURNED US TO 070 DEGS. CLRNC OF L 300 DEGS TO 11000 FT WAS READ BACK WITH NO RESPONSE TO THE NEGATIVE BY CTLR. HAPPENED BECAUSE OF 2 COMPANY ACFT WITH LIKE CALL SIGNS AND SIMILAR RTE OF FLT.

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.