MD80 flight crew misunderstood amendment to SID clearance at las.

Attributes
ACN	579724
Time
Date	200304
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : l30.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : hoovr 1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	579724
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	579728
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : l30 tracon radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pre departure clearance was amended to the WYLDD2 departure from the HOOVR1 departure. We mistook the WYLDD2 to be the wyldd intersection and expected vectors on departure from runway 25L. After we queried the controller to ask for a turn and he said to fly the WYLDD2 departure, then told us to call TRACON when we land, which we did. TRACON was interested, but not going to file a report on this incident. We flew approximately 8 NM west of las before turning to the south and resumed the WYLLD2 departure as revised on the pre departure clearance. Suggest that a departure not be named the same as one of its intxns, as many departures share some of the same named points, causing confusion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW MISUNDERSTOOD AMENDMENT TO SID CLRNC AT LAS.

Narrative: PDC WAS AMENDED TO THE WYLDD2 DEP FROM THE HOOVR1 DEP. WE MISTOOK THE WYLDD2 TO BE THE WYLDD INTXN AND EXPECTED VECTORS ON DEP FROM RWY 25L. AFTER WE QUERIED THE CTLR TO ASK FOR A TURN AND HE SAID TO FLY THE WYLDD2 DEP, THEN TOLD US TO CALL TRACON WHEN WE LAND, WHICH WE DID. TRACON WAS INTERESTED, BUT NOT GOING TO FILE A RPT ON THIS INCIDENT. WE FLEW APPROX 8 NM W OF LAS BEFORE TURNING TO THE S AND RESUMED THE WYLLD2 DEP AS REVISED ON THE PDC. SUGGEST THAT A DEP NOT BE NAMED THE SAME AS ONE OF ITS INTXNS, AS MANY DEPS SHARE SOME OF THE SAME NAMED POINTS, CAUSING CONFUSION.

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.