Narrative:

On aug/xx/96, flew from huf to dfw with a crew consisting of mr a, mr B and mr C. The incident occurred in the dfw approach control area while on the blue ridge arrival into dfw. The controller gave us a radar vector to a heading of 350 degrees, which the crew confirmed twice. This direction resulted in traffic avoidance maneuvers to avoid an air carrier aircraft. After another radar vector to intercept the localizer runway 18R, we proceeded to land. After landing safely and clear of the runway, the crew contacted ground control for further instructions. They told us that they had a phone number to call after we park the aircraft. Mr a called the phone number and talked to mr F at dfw TRACON. Mr F stated that our aircraft was supposed to be on a 250 degree heading, not a 350 degree heading. Mr a explained to mr F that he confirmed the heading of 350 degrees twice to the controller. Mr F told mr a to call back in an hour so they could check the tape, which mr a did. The conversation resulted that ATC's side of the communication was clear and our communications were scratchy and unreadable. There was no report of scratchy radio communication in any of the segment of the trip. The crew is 100 percent sure that they went to the correct heading.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC FLC MISCOM ON ASSIGNED HDG. ALL 3 FLC RPTRS STATE THAT THE HDG GIVEN WAS 350 DEGS AND THEY READ IT BACK TWICE. FLC HAD TO AVOID ANOTHER ACFT ON THAT HDG, THOUGH TCASII IS NOT MENTIONED. ATC REVIEWED TAPES AND AFFIRM THAT THE HDG WAS 250 DEGS AND THAT THE FLC RADIO WAS SCRATCHY AND UNREADABLE ON THE TAPE.

Narrative: ON AUG/XX/96, FLEW FROM HUF TO DFW WITH A CREW CONSISTING OF MR A, MR B AND MR C. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE DFW APCH CTL AREA WHILE ON THE BLUE RIDGE ARR INTO DFW. THE CTLR GAVE US A RADAR VECTOR TO A HDG OF 350 DEGS, WHICH THE CREW CONFIRMED TWICE. THIS DIRECTION RESULTED IN TFC AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS TO AVOID AN ACR ACFT. AFTER ANOTHER RADAR VECTOR TO INTERCEPT THE LOC RWY 18R, WE PROCEEDED TO LAND. AFTER LNDG SAFELY AND CLR OF THE RWY, THE CREW CONTACTED GND CTL FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. THEY TOLD US THAT THEY HAD A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL AFTER WE PARK THE ACFT. MR A CALLED THE PHONE NUMBER AND TALKED TO MR F AT DFW TRACON. MR F STATED THAT OUR ACFT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON A 250 DEG HDG, NOT A 350 DEG HDG. MR A EXPLAINED TO MR F THAT HE CONFIRMED THE HDG OF 350 DEGS TWICE TO THE CTLR. MR F TOLD MR A TO CALL BACK IN AN HR SO THEY COULD CHK THE TAPE, WHICH MR A DID. THE CONVERSATION RESULTED THAT ATC'S SIDE OF THE COM WAS CLR AND OUR COMS WERE SCRATCHY AND UNREADABLE. THERE WAS NO RPT OF SCRATCHY RADIO COM IN ANY OF THE SEGMENT OF THE TRIP. THE CREW IS 100 PERCENT SURE THAT THEY WENT TO THE CORRECT HDG.

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.