During departure flow control delays, a clearance is reissued 2 times. When en route, the flight cre...

Attributes
ACN	510970
Time
Date	200105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : parke
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 17000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : ewr 6
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	510970
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Ewr was under departure flow management. After calling clearance, we were given an amended departure as follows: EWR6 parke J6 mrb hnn as filed (iiu bum...). We pushed at XA43. On taxi, at approximately XB30, we were told to go to clearance for a rerte as follows: EWR6 parke hvq bwg lit irw.... After takeoff, when near parke, we were cleared direct on course. The FMC was programmed to go from parke to hvq per our last clearance. Shortly after passing parke, new york ATC said we were 5 mi off course. We were reclred to join J6 to mrb. I asked the controller to read to us the full route clearance he had. EWR6 parke J6 mrb hnn iiu. I questioned this routing and he then corrected parke J6 mrb J6 colls hvq bwg lit.... Ewr clearance was giving many rertes at the time. I know both the first officer and I listened and copied the same amended clearance as 'parke direct hvq.' somehow the communication had broken down. If the information that the rerte computer generates could be forwarded directly to ATC and the crew via ACARS, the problems of omission in clearance readings could be greatly reduced. This ATC controller in ewr clearance omitted the portion from parke J6 mrb J6 colls hvq or gave us wrong information. Fortunately, thanks to other alert controllers, this did not turn into a conflict with other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING DEP FLOW CTL DELAYS, A CLRNC IS REISSUED 2 TIMES. WHEN ENRTE, THE FLT CREW FLYING THE FINAL CLRNC IS QUESTIONED BY THE CTLR, WHO IS APPARENTLY USING AN EARLIER ROUTING, ABOUT WHAT THEIR ROUTING WAS.

Narrative: EWR WAS UNDER DEP FLOW MGMNT. AFTER CALLING CLRNC, WE WERE GIVEN AN AMENDED DEP AS FOLLOWS: EWR6 PARKE J6 MRB HNN AS FILED (IIU BUM...). WE PUSHED AT XA43. ON TAXI, AT APPROX XB30, WE WERE TOLD TO GO TO CLRNC FOR A RERTE AS FOLLOWS: EWR6 PARKE HVQ BWG LIT IRW.... AFTER TKOF, WHEN NEAR PARKE, WE WERE CLRED DIRECT ON COURSE. THE FMC WAS PROGRAMMED TO GO FROM PARKE TO HVQ PER OUR LAST CLRNC. SHORTLY AFTER PASSING PARKE, NEW YORK ATC SAID WE WERE 5 MI OFF COURSE. WE WERE RECLRED TO JOIN J6 TO MRB. I ASKED THE CTLR TO READ TO US THE FULL RTE CLRNC HE HAD. EWR6 PARKE J6 MRB HNN IIU. I QUESTIONED THIS ROUTING AND HE THEN CORRECTED PARKE J6 MRB J6 COLLS HVQ BWG LIT.... EWR CLRNC WAS GIVING MANY RERTES AT THE TIME. I KNOW BOTH THE FO AND I LISTENED AND COPIED THE SAME AMENDED CLRNC AS 'PARKE DIRECT HVQ.' SOMEHOW THE COM HAD BROKEN DOWN. IF THE INFO THAT THE RERTE COMPUTER GENERATES COULD BE FORWARDED DIRECTLY TO ATC AND THE CREW VIA ACARS, THE PROBS OF OMISSION IN CLRNC READINGS COULD BE GREATLY REDUCED. THIS ATC CTLR IN EWR CLRNC OMITTED THE PORTION FROM PARKE J6 MRB J6 COLLS HVQ OR GAVE US WRONG INFO. FORTUNATELY, THANKS TO OTHER ALERT CTLRS, THIS DID NOT TURN INTO A CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACFT.

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.

During departure flow control delays, a clearance is reissued 2 times. When en route, the flight crew flying the final clearance is questioned by the controller, who is apparently using an earlier routing, about what their routing was.