A B737 PIC complains of the procedure used when there is a route for clrncs issued via the pre departure clearance procedure, missing the fact that the cleared route was in the ATC remarks section rather than the ATC clearance section of the pre departure clearance out of bos, ma.

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Attributes
ACN	622213
Time
Date	200302
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : a90.tracon
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : wylyy
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 21500 flight time type : 12480
ASRS Report	622213
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	PDC

Narrative:

On departure we were asked if we were assigned the wylyy departure. I as the PNF, responded that we were going to glyde intersection as the ATC clearance section stated that we were to fly bos-glyde baf J77 ptw, etc. The controller (bos departure) said to look in the remarks section. There it said wylyy four departure. I apologized and she said no problem, gave us a heading and that was that. All other pre departure clearance's for that pairing, and all I can ever remember, had/has assigned SID in the ATC clearance section. Why not bos? This is a problem (potentially large problem) that I feel necessitates immediate attention system wide! The pre departure clearance's, at times, are confusing enough without assigned sids and stars being hidden in remarks text. Have the ATC clearance section read as it would be assigned by voice. Why hide the SID and or STAR in the remarks?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 PIC COMPLAINS OF THE PROC USED WHEN THERE IS A RTE FOR CLRNCS ISSUED VIA THE PDC PROC, MISSING THE FACT THAT THE CLRED RTE WAS IN THE ATC REMARKS SECTION RATHER THAN THE ATC CLRNC SECTION OF THE PDC OUT OF BOS, MA.

Narrative: ON DEP WE WERE ASKED IF WE WERE ASSIGNED THE WYLYY DEP. I AS THE PNF, RESPONDED THAT WE WERE GOING TO GLYDE INTXN AS THE ATC CLRNC SECTION STATED THAT WE WERE TO FLY BOS-GLYDE BAF J77 PTW, ETC. THE CTLR (BOS DEP) SAID TO LOOK IN THE REMARKS SECTION. THERE IT SAID WYLYY FOUR DEP. I APOLOGIZED AND SHE SAID NO PROB, GAVE US A HDG AND THAT WAS THAT. ALL OTHER PDC'S FOR THAT PAIRING, AND ALL I CAN EVER REMEMBER, HAD/HAS ASSIGNED SID IN THE ATC CLRNC SECTION. WHY NOT BOS? THIS IS A PROB (POTENTIALLY LARGE PROB) THAT I FEEL NECESSITATES IMMEDIATE ATTN SYS WIDE! THE PDC'S, AT TIMES, ARE CONFUSING ENOUGH WITHOUT ASSIGNED SIDS AND STARS BEING HIDDEN IN REMARKS TEXT. HAVE THE ATC CLRNC SECTION READ AS IT WOULD BE ASSIGNED BY VOICE. WHY HIDE THE SID AND OR STAR IN THE REMARKS?

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.