Wrong clearance flown by flight crew.

Attributes
ACN	548027
Time
Date	200205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dbq.airport
State Reference	IA
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Route In Use	enroute airway : j94.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	548027
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	548026
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

With ATC clearance, onl.J94.ord, proceeded to dbq 051 degree radial to bribe to get on the jlv arrival. ATC asked 'are you going to jlv?' we answered '051 degree radial to bribe, cleared to jlv and arrival.' ATC then started to harass us on the clearance and the arrival. The harassment continued to the next controller and the ATC clearance was read verbatim until ATC finally decided to allow us to continue to the airport and land. Supplemental information from acn 548026: ATC asked us if we were heading directly to jvl. We replied negative. He told us to head to jvl at which point we complied. If there was a heading or vector from dbq to jvl the arrival would not be as confusing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG CLRNC FLOWN BY FLC.

Narrative: WITH ATC CLRNC, ONL.J94.ORD, PROCEEDED TO DBQ 051 DEG RADIAL TO BRIBE TO GET ON THE JLV ARR. ATC ASKED 'ARE YOU GOING TO JLV?' WE ANSWERED '051 DEG RADIAL TO BRIBE, CLRED TO JLV AND ARR.' ATC THEN STARTED TO HARASS US ON THE CLRNC AND THE ARR. THE HARASSMENT CONTINUED TO THE NEXT CTLR AND THE ATC CLRNC WAS READ VERBATIM UNTIL ATC FINALLY DECIDED TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO THE ARPT AND LAND. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 548026: ATC ASKED US IF WE WERE HEADING DIRECTLY TO JVL. WE REPLIED NEGATIVE. HE TOLD US TO HEAD TO JVL AT WHICH POINT WE COMPLIED. IF THERE WAS A HDG OR VECTOR FROM DBQ TO JVL THE ARR WOULD NOT BE AS CONFUSING.

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.