Narrative:

We pulled up our clearance from ACARS; which gave us an SFO8 departure; with a note to call clearance for a revision. What was filed was: sfo lin jsica ilc/mia. The amended clearance on the paper read SFO8 lin jsica ilc. There was a note to contact clearance on 118.2 for revision. The first officer called and we both thought we heard cleared the SFO8; and that was what he read back. We both assumed that we were verbally verifying the change to the SFO8 as printed as a revised segment on the ACARS clearance. This called for a straight out climb on runway heading of 280 degrees. I was flying and at 1000 ft the tower controller asked if we were going to start our turn to 040 degrees. We questioned why; and she said that we were cleared on the shoreline departure; which called for a right turn to 040 degrees. I made the turn as requested. Once climbing through 10000 ft; I gave the aircraft and radios to the first officer and called clearance delivery at sfo. I told them that we had a hard copy from ACARS with the SFO8 departure and that is what we read back over the radio. He said that we were cleared on the shoreline departure and that is why we were to call clearance for and that is the revision that we were given. Either we both misunderstood the revision given from the clearance delivery over the radio; or they read the SFO8; and we acknowledged. There was no conflict with traffic and I had climbed in a noise abatement mode to minimize the aircraft engine noise.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW GETS WRONG SID ASSIGNMENT FROM SFO CLRNC DELIVERY AND DEPARTS.

Narrative: WE PULLED UP OUR CLRNC FROM ACARS; WHICH GAVE US AN SFO8 DEP; WITH A NOTE TO CALL CLRNC FOR A REVISION. WHAT WAS FILED WAS: SFO LIN JSICA ILC/MIA. THE AMENDED CLRNC ON THE PAPER READ SFO8 LIN JSICA ILC. THERE WAS A NOTE TO CONTACT CLRNC ON 118.2 FOR REVISION. THE FO CALLED AND WE BOTH THOUGHT WE HEARD CLRED THE SFO8; AND THAT WAS WHAT HE READ BACK. WE BOTH ASSUMED THAT WE WERE VERBALLY VERIFYING THE CHANGE TO THE SFO8 AS PRINTED AS A REVISED SEGMENT ON THE ACARS CLRNC. THIS CALLED FOR A STRAIGHT OUT CLB ON RWY HDG OF 280 DEGS. I WAS FLYING AND AT 1000 FT THE TWR CTLR ASKED IF WE WERE GOING TO START OUR TURN TO 040 DEGS. WE QUESTIONED WHY; AND SHE SAID THAT WE WERE CLRED ON THE SHORELINE DEP; WHICH CALLED FOR A R TURN TO 040 DEGS. I MADE THE TURN AS REQUESTED. ONCE CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT; I GAVE THE ACFT AND RADIOS TO THE FO AND CALLED CLRNC DELIVERY AT SFO. I TOLD THEM THAT WE HAD A HARD COPY FROM ACARS WITH THE SFO8 DEP AND THAT IS WHAT WE READ BACK OVER THE RADIO. HE SAID THAT WE WERE CLRED ON THE SHORELINE DEP AND THAT IS WHY WE WERE TO CALL CLRNC FOR AND THAT IS THE REVISION THAT WE WERE GIVEN. EITHER WE BOTH MISUNDERSTOOD THE REVISION GIVEN FROM THE CLRNC DELIVERY OVER THE RADIO; OR THEY READ THE SFO8; AND WE ACKNOWLEDGED. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH TFC AND I HAD CLBED IN A NOISE ABATEMENT MODE TO MINIMIZE THE ACFT ENG NOISE.

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.