Air carrier captain misunderstood SID out of tpe and deviated off course.

Attributes
ACN	171320
Time
Date	199102
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpe
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpe tower : san
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial 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 : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 34000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	171320
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing tpe on anpu 1 departure, misunderstood clearance. Chart cluttered and climbing on tia 053 degree right at 17 DME. Right turn then started to 090 degrees to intercept B576 arwy. Turned about 40-45 degrees right when second officer questioned the turn. Quick discussion ensued and turn was initiated back to the 053 degree right. Probably deviated several miles from proper course. Problem arose from a # of sources. #2 INS failed. First officer's INS operating on backup gyros. Time pressure clearance included an off time of not later than or face a considerable delay. Language problems. Hurry to make the off time caused us to miss SOP discussion of clearance prior to takeoff. Extremely cluttered departure page with a route to everywhere on 1 page. Error picked up by second officer, which once again shows the value of third crew member.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CAPT MISUNDERSTOOD SID OUT OF TPE AND DEVIATED OFF COURSE.

Narrative: DEPARTING TPE ON ANPU 1 DEP, MISUNDERSTOOD CLRNC. CHART CLUTTERED AND CLBING ON TIA 053 DEG R AT 17 DME. RIGHT TURN THEN STARTED TO 090 DEGS TO INTERCEPT B576 ARWY. TURNED ABOUT 40-45 DEGS RIGHT WHEN S/O QUESTIONED THE TURN. QUICK DISCUSSION ENSUED AND TURN WAS INITIATED BACK TO THE 053 DEG R. PROBABLY DEVIATED SEVERAL MILES FROM PROPER COURSE. PROB AROSE FROM A # OF SOURCES. #2 INS FAILED. F/O'S INS OPERATING ON BACKUP GYROS. TIME PRESSURE CLRNC INCLUDED AN OFF TIME OF NOT LATER THAN OR FACE A CONSIDERABLE DELAY. LANGUAGE PROBS. HURRY TO MAKE THE OFF TIME CAUSED US TO MISS SOP DISCUSSION OF CLRNC PRIOR TO TKOF. EXTREMELY CLUTTERED DEP PAGE WITH A RTE TO EVERYWHERE ON 1 PAGE. ERROR PICKED UP BY S/O, WHICH ONCE AGAIN SHOWS THE VALUE OF THIRD CREW MEMBER.

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.