Narrative:

This was the first time this captain had flown with this particular first officer, as well as the first leg he had flown the aircraft in my presence. His procedures were so non-standard that I was left aghast and still pondering what he was going to do next when all of a sudden he reached up and manually slewed himself into a turn form 290 degrees (assigned after takeoff) around to 020 degrees. I was working the radios but did not hear the turn instruction. When he started the turn I assumed that I had missed the call because I was so distracted by his surprise procedures. I read back the 020 degree turn. As we were passing 350 degrees, the departure controller asked our heading, to which I replied, 'we're going through 350 degrees for 020 degrees.' the controller responded, 'turn back to 290 degrees, which is where you should have been heading, and maintain 230 KTS for traffic spacing.' this was an incident directly attributable to crew unfamiliarity and the use of non standard procedures, resulting in a serious distraction at a critical phase of flight. I inquired if these were the procedures he was taught in the simulator. He said no, but it seems that most of the guys on the line do it this way!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG TURNS AFTER TKOF. CLRNC WAS MAINTAIN RWY HEADING.

Narrative: THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS CAPT HAD FLOWN WITH THIS PARTICULAR F/O, AS WELL AS THE FIRST LEG HE HAD FLOWN THE ACFT IN MY PRESENCE. HIS PROCS WERE SO NON-STANDARD THAT I WAS LEFT AGHAST AND STILL PONDERING WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO NEXT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE REACHED UP AND MANUALLY SLEWED HIMSELF INTO A TURN FORM 290 DEGS (ASSIGNED AFTER TKOF) AROUND TO 020 DEGS. I WAS WORKING THE RADIOS BUT DID NOT HEAR THE TURN INSTRUCTION. WHEN HE STARTED THE TURN I ASSUMED THAT I HAD MISSED THE CALL BECAUSE I WAS SO DISTRACTED BY HIS SURPRISE PROCS. I READ BACK THE 020 DEG TURN. AS WE WERE PASSING 350 DEGS, THE DEP CTLR ASKED OUR HDG, TO WHICH I REPLIED, 'WE'RE GOING THROUGH 350 DEGS FOR 020 DEGS.' THE CTLR RESPONDED, 'TURN BACK TO 290 DEGS, WHICH IS WHERE YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN HDG, AND MAINTAIN 230 KTS FOR TFC SPACING.' THIS WAS AN INCIDENT DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO CREW UNFAMILIARITY AND THE USE OF NON STANDARD PROCS, RESULTING IN A SERIOUS DISTR AT A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT. I INQUIRED IF THESE WERE THE PROCS HE WAS TAUGHT IN THE SIMULATOR. HE SAID NO, BUT IT SEEMS THAT MOST OF THE GUYS ON THE LINE DO IT THIS WAY!

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.