MD80 flight crew accepts wrong pre departure clearance and takes off squawking wrong code.

Attributes
ACN	709781
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-81
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	709781
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Long story short; we accepted the wrong pre departure clearance and didn't catch it until airborne when tower asked what our transponder code was. We sent for a new pre departure clearance and entered the new code without any deviations. Lesson learned. Don't rush.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW ACCEPTS WRONG PDC AND TAKES OFF SQUAWKING WRONG CODE.

Narrative: LONG STORY SHORT; WE ACCEPTED THE WRONG PDC AND DIDN'T CATCH IT UNTIL AIRBORNE WHEN TWR ASKED WHAT OUR XPONDER CODE WAS. WE SENT FOR A NEW PDC AND ENTERED THE NEW CODE WITHOUT ANY DEVS. LESSON LEARNED. DON'T RUSH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.