A dash 8 flight crew gets an improper direct clearance from S46 controller that violated the MVA wes...

Attributes
ACN	459566
Time
Date	200001
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sea.vortac
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	459566
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

After vectors out of seatac airport, at 8000 ft, was given new clearance 'direct lofal, direct.' asked to clarify. Sea approach confirmed clearance, 'direct lofal, direct clm, if it's ok with you.' I was in VMC, had terrain in sight, had airport area in sight. I responded, 'it's ok with me.' after I was switched to whidbey approach, whidbey advised me that I was headed for area with MVA of 9500 ft. I was given a northwest heading to avoid entry into area with MVA 9500 ft. On question 'who gave me that heading?' I answered that sea departure cleared me direct lofal, direct clm. Landed in clm without any further problems. During all this time, I was in VMC, had terrain in sight, had airport (clm) area in sight. Never entered area with MVA 9500 ft. Flight was uneventful. After landing, I talked on the phone with whidbey approach. Whidbey approach said that he did not expect my turn direct clm after lofal and there was another air carrier in the area also. I also talked to sea approach. They said that they realized it was their mistake, and they did not have anything against me. Apparently, sea departure cleared me direct through whidbey's airspace without advising whidbey approach about the change in routing and without knowing that there is an area with MVA 9500 ft (above my 8000 ft).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DASH 8 FLC GETS AN IMPROPER DIRECT CLRNC FROM S46 CTLR THAT VIOLATED THE MVA W OF SEA, WA.

Narrative: AFTER VECTORS OUT OF SEATAC ARPT, AT 8000 FT, WAS GIVEN NEW CLRNC 'DIRECT LOFAL, DIRECT.' ASKED TO CLARIFY. SEA APCH CONFIRMED CLRNC, 'DIRECT LOFAL, DIRECT CLM, IF IT'S OK WITH YOU.' I WAS IN VMC, HAD TERRAIN IN SIGHT, HAD ARPT AREA IN SIGHT. I RESPONDED, 'IT'S OK WITH ME.' AFTER I WAS SWITCHED TO WHIDBEY APCH, WHIDBEY ADVISED ME THAT I WAS HEADED FOR AREA WITH MVA OF 9500 FT. I WAS GIVEN A NW HDG TO AVOID ENTRY INTO AREA WITH MVA 9500 FT. ON QUESTION 'WHO GAVE ME THAT HDG?' I ANSWERED THAT SEA DEP CLRED ME DIRECT LOFAL, DIRECT CLM. LANDED IN CLM WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBS. DURING ALL THIS TIME, I WAS IN VMC, HAD TERRAIN IN SIGHT, HAD ARPT (CLM) AREA IN SIGHT. NEVER ENTERED AREA WITH MVA 9500 FT. FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER LNDG, I TALKED ON THE PHONE WITH WHIDBEY APCH. WHIDBEY APCH SAID THAT HE DID NOT EXPECT MY TURN DIRECT CLM AFTER LOFAL AND THERE WAS ANOTHER ACR IN THE AREA ALSO. I ALSO TALKED TO SEA APCH. THEY SAID THAT THEY REALIZED IT WAS THEIR MISTAKE, AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST ME. APPARENTLY, SEA DEP CLRED ME DIRECT THROUGH WHIDBEY'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT ADVISING WHIDBEY APCH ABOUT THE CHANGE IN ROUTING AND WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THERE IS AN AREA WITH MVA 9500 FT (ABOVE MY 8000 FT).

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.

A dash 8 flight crew gets an improper direct clearance from S46 controller that violated the MVA west of sea, wa.