Light Transport
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 62; Flight Crew Total 5429; Flight Crew Type 1678
Troubleshooting; Situational Awareness; Distraction; Confusion; Workload
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Company Policy; Equipment / Tooling; Procedure; Human Factors
We were departing DFW through a PDC (pre departure clearance) request. The PDC showed our filed flight plan SID (DALL2) and routing. We entered the DALL2 SID into our FMS. We then taxied to the assigned runway 35L. Upon departure we were directed to go to a fix which was not on the DALL2 departure. We informed departure control that we did not have the fix on the DALL2 SID. The controller then gave us a heading; which we complied with; and handed us off to another controller. We confirmed to the second controller that we were on the DALL2 SID. The second departure controller directed us to fly several vectors; all of which we complied with; and he then cleared us to SWB; our expected waypoint. The balance of the flight continued normally.We subsequently learned that the PDC also showed the MRSSH1 SID. I believe that having two SIDs on the PDC is a source of confusion and a safety issue. We have never had two SIDs on a PDC clearance previously.
Upon receiving our Pre Departure Clearance (PDC) it contained our filed flight plan and SID. It also contained another SID. This caused some confusion upon departure.I think the PDC format is unclear and confusing.
Flight crew reported about confusion when departing the airport. Their PDC had two SIDs and the crew was flying one and controllers were issuing headings. The pilots are concerned that the PDC format is unclear.