Track deviation for air carrier large transport on SID at phl.

Attributes
ACN	154809
Time
Date	199008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500
ASRS Report	154809
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing runway 27R at phl (20 min hold for takeoff), my leg. Flight for phl-NAS. After departure I followed the phl 5 SID off of runway 27L with left turn to 255 degrees. After check-in with departure control, we were cleared direct to ood VOR. Lined up the VOR and turned direct by mistake. Took quick look at the SID again and saw dqo and dialed it in thinking it was ood. Departure control gave us a higher altitude, told us to turn farther, 8 to go to ood. We said we were receiving ood and going direct, but actually we were going to dqo. Upon checking again more closely and seeing my mistake we tuned ood and proceeded direct. Departure control gave us a heading of 120 degrees to go to ood. I believe that this happened before departure controller knew our mistake about the same time we knew. I believe a factor in this is the idents are real close together (ood and dqo) at quick glance. Still, what I believed to be the proper radio sets for takeoff were in fact incorrect.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACK DEVIATION FOR ACR LGT ON SID AT PHL.

Narrative: DEPARTING RWY 27R AT PHL (20 MIN HOLD FOR TKOF), MY LEG. FLT FOR PHL-NAS. AFTER DEP I FOLLOWED THE PHL 5 SID OFF OF RWY 27L WITH LEFT TURN TO 255 DEGS. AFTER CHK-IN WITH DEP CTL, WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO OOD VOR. LINED UP THE VOR AND TURNED DIRECT BY MISTAKE. TOOK QUICK LOOK AT THE SID AGAIN AND SAW DQO AND DIALED IT IN THINKING IT WAS OOD. DEP CTL GAVE US A HIGHER ALT, TOLD US TO TURN FARTHER, 8 TO GO TO OOD. WE SAID WE WERE RECEIVING OOD AND GOING DIRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WE WERE GOING TO DQO. UPON CHKING AGAIN MORE CLOSELY AND SEEING MY MISTAKE WE TUNED OOD AND PROCEEDED DIRECT. DEP CTL GAVE US A HDG OF 120 DEGS TO GO TO OOD. I BELIEVE THAT THIS HAPPENED BEFORE DEP CTLR KNEW OUR MISTAKE ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE KNEW. I BELIEVE A FACTOR IN THIS IS THE IDENTS ARE REAL CLOSE TOGETHER (OOD AND DQO) AT QUICK GLANCE. STILL, WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE THE PROPER RADIO SETS FOR TKOF WERE IN FACT INCORRECT.

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.