Narrative:

The event took place while on the logan 7 departure. As PIC I was letting the first officer fly the plane and was intimidated by the taxi and other procedures of such a large airport. I did not take sufficient time to completely read the SID (i.e., the entire page). I looked at the procedure for departing 4R and did not notice that it was for turbojet aircraft only. I feel that the SID should be written in such a way that the reader cannot make the easy mistake F not looking at the type of aircraft stipulated to use the procedure. I attribute my error to haste, my inexperience and most a poorly written SID that is especially hard to read at night. After our turn to 140 degrees the controller told us to verify we had turned. We responded that we had, due to the 7 departure. He told us then that it 9140 degree heading) applies only to turbojets.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACK DEVIATION.

Narrative: THE EVENT TOOK PLACE WHILE ON THE LOGAN 7 DEP. AS PIC I WAS LETTING THE F/O FLY THE PLANE AND WAS INTIMIDATED BY THE TAXI AND OTHER PROCS OF SUCH A LARGE ARPT. I DID NOT TAKE SUFFICIENT TIME TO COMPLETELY READ THE SID (I.E., THE ENTIRE PAGE). I LOOKED AT THE PROC FOR DEPARTING 4R AND DID NOT NOTICE THAT IT WAS FOR TURBOJET ACFT ONLY. I FEEL THAT THE SID SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE READER CANNOT MAKE THE EASY MISTAKE F NOT LOOKING AT THE TYPE OF ACFT STIPULATED TO USE THE PROC. I ATTRIBUTE MY ERROR TO HASTE, MY INEXPERIENCE AND MOST A POORLY WRITTEN SID THAT IS ESPECIALLY HARD TO READ AT NIGHT. AFTER OUR TURN TO 140 DEGS THE CTLR TOLD US TO VERIFY WE HAD TURNED. WE RESPONDED THAT WE HAD, DUE TO THE 7 DEP. HE TOLD US THEN THAT IT 9140 DEG HDG) APPLIES ONLY TO TURBOJETS.

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.