Flight crew misread SID.

Attributes
ACN	143698
Time
Date	199004
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	143698
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The drake 3 departure phx to las calls for an east takeoff toward the phx VOR (5 mi from runway) then a heading of 030 degree 1 mi prior to the VOR to expect vectors for published departure. The published departure has a 330 degree course to intercept off the VOR. The first officer inadvertently missed the small note 'expect vectors' and turned to intercept the 330 degree course. Departure control asked us why we turned and that we had not yet been cleared the published departure. He then gave us another heading. We've flown this departure numerous times and have always been given clearance to intercept the radial. We made the assumption again this time and were wrong.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW MISREAD SID.

Narrative: THE DRAKE 3 DEP PHX TO LAS CALLS FOR AN E TKOF TOWARD THE PHX VOR (5 MI FROM RWY) THEN A HDG OF 030 DEG 1 MI PRIOR TO THE VOR TO EXPECT VECTORS FOR PUBLISHED DEP. THE PUBLISHED DEP HAS A 330 DEG COURSE TO INTERCEPT OFF THE VOR. THE F/O INADVERTENTLY MISSED THE SMALL NOTE 'EXPECT VECTORS' AND TURNED TO INTERCEPT THE 330 DEG COURSE. DEP CTL ASKED US WHY WE TURNED AND THAT WE HAD NOT YET BEEN CLRED THE PUBLISHED DEP. HE THEN GAVE US ANOTHER HDG. WE'VE FLOWN THIS DEP NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GIVEN CLRNC TO INTERCEPT THE RADIAL. WE MADE THE ASSUMPTION AGAIN THIS TIME AND WERE WRONG.

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.