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Flight crew of B737-200 requested a direct heading to the VOR. Clearance was turn left and expect higher in 3 mins. Flight crew requested clarification, then made the turn and were told the clearance was expect turn to VOR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iiu |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme tower : bhm |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 310 |
| ASRS Report | 381790 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Our aircraft was on a heading direct to iiu. We requested direct bvt and were told turn left to boiler and higher in 3 mins. We asked the controller to repeat the instruction prior to the higher in 3 mins and he replied 'turn left to boiler.' we initiated the turn, at which time the controller asked us to verify our heading, and stated the clearance was to expect a turn towards boiler. He then cleared us direct bvt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF B737-200 REQUESTED A DIRECT HEADING TO THE VOR. CLRNC WAS TURN L AND EXPECT HIGHER IN 3 MINS. FLC REQUESTED CLARIFICATION, THEN MADE THE TURN AND WERE TOLD THE CLRNC WAS EXPECT TURN TO VOR.
Narrative: OUR ACFT WAS ON A HEADING DIRECT TO IIU. WE REQUESTED DIRECT BVT AND WERE TOLD TURN L TO BOILER AND HIGHER IN 3 MINS. WE ASKED THE CTLR TO REPEAT THE INSTRUCTION PRIOR TO THE HIGHER IN 3 MINS AND HE REPLIED 'TURN L TO BOILER.' WE INITIATED THE TURN, AT WHICH TIME THE CTLR ASKED US TO VERIFY OUR HEADING, AND STATED THE CLRNC WAS TO EXPECT A TURN TOWARDS BOILER. HE THEN CLRED US DIRECT BVT.
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.