Medium large transport departs without pre departure clearance.

Attributes
ACN	275228
Time
Date	199406
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc tower : slc tower : fai
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	275228
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We did not receive pre departure clearance from company and forgot to call for clearance. After takeoff, while still in TCA, we were given transponder code and route of flight from departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG DEPARTS WITHOUT PDC.

Narrative: WE DID NOT RECEIVE PDC FROM COMPANY AND FORGOT TO CALL FOR CLRNC. AFTER TKOF, WHILE STILL IN TCA, WE WERE GIVEN XPONDER CODE AND RTE OF FLT FROM DEP.

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.