Flight crew of a DO328, after departure on runway 25, and maintaining runway heading were informed by tower that they should have used 260 degrees for a heading rather than 250 degrees. Since the reporter had no advanced information regarding the specified heading, he believes when taking off from runway 25 that the ATC should specify 260 degrees instead of runway heading.

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Attributes
ACN	384870
Time
Date	199710
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	384870
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff from runway 25 in denver (dia). The tower cleared us for takeoff, fly runway heading before we arrived at the end of the taxi. We departed and flew about 3-5 mi, the tower asked us to say heading, we did and the controller asked us to repeat it, we did. He then informed us that the heading for runway 25 is 260 degrees. He then sent us over to departure. While we were taxiing to runway 25 at dia, the tower cleared us for takeoff and fly runway heading. So I set my heading bug on 250 degrees not really taking the 260 degree actual heading into consideration. Maybe if the tower were to say exactly what heading to fly these little things wouldn't really be a factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A DO328, AFTER DEP ON RWY 25, AND MAINTAINING RWY HEADING WERE INFORMED BY TWR THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE USED 260 DEGS FOR A HEADING RATHER THAN 250 DEGS. SINCE THE RPTR HAD NO ADVANCED INFO REGARDING THE SPECIFIED HEADING, HE BELIEVES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM RWY 25 THAT THE ATC SHOULD SPECIFY 260 DEGS INSTEAD OF RWY HEADING.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF FROM RWY 25 IN DENVER (DIA). THE TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF, FLY RWY HEADING BEFORE WE ARRIVED AT THE END OF THE TAXI. WE DEPARTED AND FLEW ABOUT 3-5 MI, THE TWR ASKED US TO SAY HEADING, WE DID AND THE CTLR ASKED US TO REPEAT IT, WE DID. HE THEN INFORMED US THAT THE HEADING FOR RWY 25 IS 260 DEGS. HE THEN SENT US OVER TO DEP. WHILE WE WERE TAXIING TO RWY 25 AT DIA, THE TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF AND FLY RWY HEADING. SO I SET MY HEADING BUG ON 250 DEGS NOT REALLY TAKING THE 260 DEG ACTUAL HEADING INTO CONSIDERATION. MAYBE IF THE TWR WERE TO SAY EXACTLY WHAT HEADING TO FLY THESE LITTLE THINGS WOULDN'T REALLY BE A FACTOR.

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.