Narrative:

Extensive rerte right after takeoff. Cleared direct 'ditch' intersection (not spelled out by controller) then given long rerte to lax. Copilot, flying with autoplt on, inserted intersection to FMC and aircraft began flying to it. ATC came back and gave us a different heading saying we were going the wrong way. I looked closer at the display and saw we were going to 'pitch' not 'ditch.' I confirmed 'delta india tango charlie hotel' then proceeded direct.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLC TRACKED TO THE WRONG FIX DURING PHL SID DEP DUE TO SIMILAR SOUNDING FIX NAMES.

Narrative: EXTENSIVE RERTE RIGHT AFTER TKOF. CLRED DIRECT 'DITCH' INTXN (NOT SPELLED OUT BY CTLR) THEN GIVEN LONG RERTE TO LAX. COPLT, FLYING WITH AUTOPLT ON, INSERTED INTXN TO FMC AND ACFT BEGAN FLYING TO IT. ATC CAME BACK AND GAVE US A DIFFERENT HDG SAYING WE WERE GOING THE WRONG WAY. I LOOKED CLOSER AT THE DISPLAY AND SAW WE WERE GOING TO 'PITCH' NOT 'DITCH.' I CONFIRMED 'DELTA INDIA TANGO CHARLIE HOTEL' THEN PROCEEDED DIRECT.

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.