767 flight crew has clearance confusion on approach to ory, france. Language problem.

Attributes
ACN	306970
Time
Date	199506
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lfff
State Reference	FO
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lfff
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	306970
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
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Inbound to ory working paris control. We had a great deal of difficulty understanding the controller and had a few items repeated. I understood us to be cleared to EPR to depart EPR on the 074 degree radial. I entered this on the FMC scratch pad and then read it back. Later the controller asked us to verify that we were on the txu 074 degree radial, replied to standby and we were then told to remain on present heading, 074 degrees. Thus I'm not sure if the controller missed our readback or if I read back the wrong clearance, or if the controller issued us the wrong clearance. In the future I am going to insist that the idents be read back phonetically ie, tango uniform sierra, to be sure communication is in fact occurring between my aircraft and ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 767 FLC HAS CLRNC CONFUSION ON APCH TO ORY, FRANCE. LANGUAGE PROB.

Narrative: INBOUND TO ORY WORKING PARIS CTL. WE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING THE CTLR AND HAD A FEW ITEMS REPEATED. I UNDERSTOOD US TO BE CLRED TO EPR TO DEPART EPR ON THE 074 DEG RADIAL. I ENTERED THIS ON THE FMC SCRATCH PAD AND THEN READ IT BACK. LATER THE CTLR ASKED US TO VERIFY THAT WE WERE ON THE TXU 074 DEG RADIAL, REPLIED TO STANDBY AND WE WERE THEN TOLD TO REMAIN ON PRESENT HDG, 074 DEGS. THUS I'M NOT SURE IF THE CTLR MISSED OUR READBACK OR IF I READ BACK THE WRONG CLRNC, OR IF THE CTLR ISSUED US THE WRONG CLRNC. IN THE FUTURE I AM GOING TO INSIST THAT THE IDENTS BE READ BACK PHONETICALLY IE, TANGO UNIFORM SIERRA, TO BE SURE COM IS IN FACT OCCURRING BTWN MY ACFT AND ATC.

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.