B727 alleged heading track position deviation in an early turn from sdq airport, foreign airspace.

Attributes
ACN	361117
Time
Date	199702
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdq
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sdq tower : sdq
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial cruise other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	361117
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Deviation

Narrative:

ATC facility: las americas departure. Location: 351 degree radial off cdo VOR. On departure from sdq we were given the kodix 2 departure. We were given takeoff clearance from runway 17 with apparently no other departure instructions. The kodix 2 states after takeoff to make a left turn to intercept 351 degree radial off cdo. Once established on the 351 degree radial departure informed us that tower instructed us to fly runway heading for which none of the 3 pilots in our cockpit heard. The clearance that we all agreed was just simply runway 17, cleared for takeoff. We thought it was strange that we were on departure control before anyone said a thing to us. Las americas tower does have a very poor command of the english language which was probably the reason for the miscom if there was one!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 ALLEGED HEADING TRACK POS DEV IN AN EARLY TURN FROM SDQ ARPT, FOREIGN AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: LAS AMERICAS DEP. LOCATION: 351 DEG RADIAL OFF CDO VOR. ON DEP FROM SDQ WE WERE GIVEN THE KODIX 2 DEP. WE WERE GIVEN TKOF CLRNC FROM RWY 17 WITH APPARENTLY NO OTHER DEP INSTRUCTIONS. THE KODIX 2 STATES AFTER TKOF TO MAKE A L TURN TO INTERCEPT 351 DEG RADIAL OFF CDO. ONCE ESTABLISHED ON THE 351 DEG RADIAL DEP INFORMED US THAT TWR INSTRUCTED US TO FLY RWY HEADING FOR WHICH NONE OF THE 3 PLTS IN OUR COCKPIT HEARD. THE CLRNC THAT WE ALL AGREED WAS JUST SIMPLY RWY 17, CLRED FOR TKOF. WE THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE THAT WE WERE ON DEP CTL BEFORE ANYONE SAID A THING TO US. LAS AMERICAS TWR DOES HAVE A VERY POOR COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WHICH WAS PROBABLY THE REASON FOR THE MISCOM IF THERE WAS ONE!

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.