Large transport crew tunes frequency for departure.

Attributes
ACN	268889
Time
Date	199404
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	268889
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon getting clearance, we understood departure frequency to be 125.7. After takeoff, tower said 'contact departure' we did and got an acknowledgement or at least thought we got an acknowledgment. At approximately 8000 ft, we questioned departure as to our turn (we usually get a turn out south off 27R or in ATC) and he immediately switched us to 125.0. It appears we should have been on 125.0 all the time. I checked our pre departure clearance written clearance and it indeed said 125.0! I will check written pre departure clearance for changes more closely in future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT CREW TUNES FREQ FOR DEP.

Narrative: UPON GETTING CLRNC, WE UNDERSTOOD DEP FREQ TO BE 125.7. AFTER TKOF, TWR SAID 'CONTACT DEP' WE DID AND GOT AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR AT LEAST THOUGHT WE GOT AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT. AT APPROX 8000 FT, WE QUESTIONED DEP AS TO OUR TURN (WE USUALLY GET A TURN OUT S OFF 27R OR IN ATC) AND HE IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED US TO 125.0. IT APPEARS WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON 125.0 ALL THE TIME. I CHKED OUR PDC WRITTEN CLRNC AND IT INDEED SAID 125.0! I WILL CHK WRITTEN PDC FOR CHANGES MORE CLOSELY IN FUTURE.

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.