Narrative:

Departing runway 24 at teb. Using teb 3 departure procedure we executed the departure as required, but after taking up the 280 degree heading, ATC cleared us to 080 degrees since we were a 'lifeguard' flight. A little time later, another controller came on frequency and said, 'turn immediately to a heading of 180 degrees for conflicting traffic.' he asked why we were on 080 degree heading. We told him that was our assigned heading and he later gave us a 070 degree heading. The original 080 degree heading was consequent with our destination and so we were surprised that the other controller would question that heading. I suspect there was a controller rotation and the new guy was not properly briefed. We did not see any conflicting traffic as we departed. The rest of the flight went well.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE200 LIFEGUARD FLT IS QUESTIONED BY SECOND N90 CTLR AS TO THE VALIDITY OF THEIR ASSIGNED HEADING WHEN DEPARTING TEB, NJ.

Narrative: DEPARTING RWY 24 AT TEB. USING TEB 3 DEP PROC WE EXECUTED THE DEP AS REQUIRED, BUT AFTER TAKING UP THE 280 DEG HDG, ATC CLRED US TO 080 DEGS SINCE WE WERE A 'LIFEGUARD' FLT. A LITTLE TIME LATER, ANOTHER CTLR CAME ON FREQ AND SAID, 'TURN IMMEDIATELY TO A HEADING OF 180 DEGS FOR CONFLICTING TFC.' HE ASKED WHY WE WERE ON 080 DEG HDG. WE TOLD HIM THAT WAS OUR ASSIGNED HEADING AND HE LATER GAVE US A 070 DEG HDG. THE ORIGINAL 080 DEG HDG WAS CONSEQUENT WITH OUR DEST AND SO WE WERE SURPRISED THAT THE OTHER CTLR WOULD QUESTION THAT HEADING. I SUSPECT THERE WAS A CTLR ROTATION AND THE NEW GUY WAS NOT PROPERLY BRIEFED. WE DID NOT SEE ANY CONFLICTING TFC AS WE DEPARTED. THE REST OF THE FLT WENT WELL.

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.