Narrative:

We were filed the leena 3 arrival. As we approached fickey, we were cleared to a point 25 mi west of lax on the lax 250 degree radial. This sounds simple enough, except that we felt the wording of the clearance was not clear enough and had to ask 3 times for verification. At the end of a red-eye, it took us a min to load the box and begin tracking to the cleared point. In the meantime, ATC asked us if we were proceeding to that point. Within seconds we were, but I became concerned that might be an issue with the controller.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SOME TEMPORARY CLRNC CONFUSION IN THE COCKPIT OF A B757 FROM HAWAII WHEN ATC AMENDS THEIR RTE FOR A NIGHT CLRNC FROM THE W INTO LAX, CA.

Narrative: WE WERE FILED THE LEENA 3 ARR. AS WE APCHED FICKEY, WE WERE CLRED TO A POINT 25 MI W OF LAX ON THE LAX 250 DEG RADIAL. THIS SOUNDS SIMPLE ENOUGH, EXCEPT THAT WE FELT THE WORDING OF THE CLRNC WAS NOT CLR ENOUGH AND HAD TO ASK 3 TIMES FOR VERIFICATION. AT THE END OF A RED-EYE, IT TOOK US A MIN TO LOAD THE BOX AND BEGIN TRACKING TO THE CLRED POINT. IN THE MEANTIME, ATC ASKED US IF WE WERE PROCEEDING TO THAT POINT. WITHIN SECONDS WE WERE, BUT I BECAME CONCERNED THAT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CTLR.

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.