Reporter expressed concern regarding clearance readback procedure.

Attributes
ACN	576208
Time
Date	200303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : atl.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : atlanta 5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	576208
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance FAA ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

Flight out of atl to bna. I got the clearance (lots of background noise/voices). Cleared 'atlanta 5, 10000, squawk code, north 1 departure.' per atlanta 5 departure instructions, only repeated squawk code and north 1 departure. Also, told the clearance person (a man) about the background noise. He answered with a little sarcasm 'well, your readback is correct.' on the climb out, about 4000 ft, we received instructions to climb 10000 ft. I'm, therefore, not sure anymore if the initial clearance (on the ground) was 4000 ft or 10000 ft. I know atl is very busy, but I think everyone should be required to read back the entire clearance, not just the squawk code and departure vector.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING CLRNC READBACK PROC.

Narrative: FLT OUT OF ATL TO BNA. I GOT THE CLRNC (LOTS OF BACKGROUND NOISE/VOICES). CLRED 'ATLANTA 5, 10000, SQUAWK CODE, NORTH 1 DEP.' PER ATLANTA 5 DEP INSTRUCTIONS, ONLY REPEATED SQUAWK CODE AND N 1 DEP. ALSO, TOLD THE CLRNC PERSON (A MAN) ABOUT THE BACKGROUND NOISE. HE ANSWERED WITH A LITTLE SARCASM 'WELL, YOUR READBACK IS CORRECT.' ON THE CLBOUT, ABOUT 4000 FT, WE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO CLB 10000 FT. I'M, THEREFORE, NOT SURE ANYMORE IF THE INITIAL CLRNC (ON THE GND) WAS 4000 FT OR 10000 FT. I KNOW ATL IS VERY BUSY, BUT I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO READ BACK THE ENTIRE CLRNC, NOT JUST THE SQUAWK CODE AND DEP VECTOR.

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.