Medium large transport air carrier crew was issued an altitude and a heading by the TRACON departure controller. As crew was turning to the heading, the controller questioned where they were going.

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Attributes
ACN	418940
Time
Date	199811
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cle airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	controller military : 5 controller radar : 20 flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 16000
ASRS Report	418940
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	419063
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed runway 5 at cle. Initial heading of 095 degree vector from tower. During climb, controller on departure control gave a climb to 12000 ft and right turn to 280 degrees, which we acknowledged and began to execute. During the turn, the controller asked about our heading. We replied 'in the turn to 280 degrees.' we were turning through 210 degrees and controller told us to turn left to 140 degrees and level off at 6000 ft. We complied. Not sure why controller stopped our turn so we asked if everything was ok. He said he didn't think he had given us a turn to 280 degrees. We said we thought that he had. Supplemental information from acn 419063: departure gave us a climb to 12000 ft and a turn to the right of 280 degrees. I read back the altitude and the heading (12000 ft and 280 degrees). Half way through the turn, the controller leveled us at 6000 ft and gave us a heading of 140 degrees. He asked if we were turning to 240 degrees (happened to be the heading to mansfield, our first fix). I said no, we were given 280 degrees and were turning towards that. The controller replied that he didn't remember giving us that heading. We remember him giving the heading of 280 degrees and we remember reading it back.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ACR CREW WAS ISSUED AN ALT AND A HDG BY THE TRACON DEP CTLR. AS CREW WAS TURNING TO THE HDG, THE CTLR QUESTIONED WHERE THEY WERE GOING.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 5 AT CLE. INITIAL HDG OF 095 DEG VECTOR FROM TWR. DURING CLB, CTLR ON DEP CTL GAVE A CLB TO 12000 FT AND R TURN TO 280 DEGS, WHICH WE ACKNOWLEDGED AND BEGAN TO EXECUTE. DURING THE TURN, THE CTLR ASKED ABOUT OUR HDG. WE REPLIED 'IN THE TURN TO 280 DEGS.' WE WERE TURNING THROUGH 210 DEGS AND CTLR TOLD US TO TURN L TO 140 DEGS AND LEVEL OFF AT 6000 FT. WE COMPLIED. NOT SURE WHY CTLR STOPPED OUR TURN SO WE ASKED IF EVERYTHING WAS OK. HE SAID HE DIDN'T THINK HE HAD GIVEN US A TURN TO 280 DEGS. WE SAID WE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 419063: DEP GAVE US A CLB TO 12000 FT AND A TURN TO THE R OF 280 DEGS. I READ BACK THE ALT AND THE HDG (12000 FT AND 280 DEGS). HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN, THE CTLR LEVELED US AT 6000 FT AND GAVE US A HDG OF 140 DEGS. HE ASKED IF WE WERE TURNING TO 240 DEGS (HAPPENED TO BE THE HDG TO MANSFIELD, OUR FIRST FIX). I SAID NO, WE WERE GIVEN 280 DEGS AND WERE TURNING TOWARDS THAT. THE CTLR REPLIED THAT HE DIDN'T REMEMBER GIVING US THAT HDG. WE REMEMBER HIM GIVING THE HDG OF 280 DEGS AND WE REMEMBER READING IT BACK.

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.