Departing flight from sjc, ca, has a routing that is a surprise to the departure controller.

Attributes
ACN	466890
Time
Date	200003
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : o90.tracon tower : sjc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	466890
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Initial clearance from san jose was for the loupe 9. 2 previous flts had been cleared via runway heading and first officer asked for this option. We were given this clearance by ground during taxi out. At takeoff first officer reconfirmed runway heading with tower. After departure, bay asked us to level at 3500 ft and turn right 170 degrees. Generally continued on the loupe 9. I don't believe there was a conflict but the controller did ask us about our clearance. He said they apparently had had a communication problem. We had confirmed clearance twice and felt we had done as asked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEPARTING FLT FROM SJC, CA, HAS A ROUTING THAT IS A SURPRISE TO THE DEP CTLR.

Narrative: INITIAL CLRNC FROM SAN JOSE WAS FOR THE LOUPE 9. 2 PREVIOUS FLTS HAD BEEN CLRED VIA RWY HEADING AND FO ASKED FOR THIS OPTION. WE WERE GIVEN THIS CLRNC BY GND DURING TAXI OUT. AT TKOF FO RECONFIRMED RWY HEADING WITH TWR. AFTER DEP, BAY ASKED US TO LEVEL AT 3500 FT AND TURN R 170 DEGS. GENERALLY CONTINUED ON THE LOUPE 9. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS A CONFLICT BUT THE CTLR DID ASK US ABOUT OUR CLRNC. HE SAID THEY APPARENTLY HAD HAD A COM PROB. WE HAD CONFIRMED CLRNC TWICE AND FELT WE HAD DONE AS ASKED.

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.